Which statement about depreciation is false?a. A major objective of depreciation accounting is to allocate the cost of using an assetagainst the revenues it helps to generate.b. Depreciation should not be recorded in years in which the market value of the asset hasincreased.c. Obsolescence as well as physical wear and tear should be considered when determiningthe period over which an asset should be depreciated.d. Depreciation is a process of allocating the cost of an asset to expense over its usefullife.

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A contingent liability can be defined as a liability the occurrence of which is dependent upon the happening of an uncertain future event. It is generally recorded in the books only when the amount of liability can be reasonably estimated and the contingency is likely to occur shortly.