{
  "id": "units-of-production-depreciation-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Units of Production Depreciation Calculator",
  "shortName": "Units of Production Depreciation",
  "description": "Calculate depreciation per unit and depreciation for a production period, with a lifetime-usage schedule summary.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "units",
    "of",
    "production",
    "depreciation",
    "calculator",
    "units of production depreciation calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/units-of-production-depreciation-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Depreciation treatment varies by accounting policy and tax jurisdiction.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/units-of-production-depreciation-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/units-of-production-depreciation-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/units-of-production-depreciation-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/units-of-production-depreciation-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/units-of-production-depreciation-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/units-of-production-depreciation-calculator/?cost=100000&salvageValue=10000&estimatedTotalUnits=500000&unitsThisPeriod=60000&unitsBeforePeriod=120000",
  "queryParameters": {
    "cost": {
      "label": "Asset cost",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 100000
    },
    "salvageValue": {
      "label": "Salvage value",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 10000
    },
    "estimatedTotalUnits": {
      "label": "Estimated lifetime units",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 500000
    },
    "unitsThisPeriod": {
      "label": "Units produced this period",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 60000
    },
    "unitsBeforePeriod": {
      "label": "Units produced before this period",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 120000
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "cost",
      "label": "Asset cost",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 100000,
      "min": 0.01,
      "step": 100
    },
    {
      "id": "salvageValue",
      "label": "Salvage value",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 10000,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 100
    },
    {
      "id": "estimatedTotalUnits",
      "label": "Estimated lifetime units",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 500000,
      "min": 0.000001,
      "step": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "unitsThisPeriod",
      "label": "Units produced this period",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 60000,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "unitsBeforePeriod",
      "label": "Units produced before this period",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 120000,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 1
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "depreciationPerUnit",
      "label": "Depreciation per unit",
      "format": "currency",
      "primary": true,
      "digits": 8
    },
    {
      "id": "periodDepreciation",
      "label": "Period depreciation",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "accumulatedDepreciation",
      "label": "Accumulated depreciation",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "endingBookValue",
      "label": "Ending book value",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "remainingUnits",
      "label": "Remaining estimated units",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 2
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "depreciation per unit = (cost − salvage) ÷ estimated total units"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "cost": 100000,
        "salvageValue": 10000,
        "estimatedTotalUnits": 500000,
        "unitsThisPeriod": 60000,
        "unitsBeforePeriod": 120000
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}