FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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XYZ bought an asset that cost $200,000 at the beginning of the year.  It has a salvage value of $30,000.  The useful life of the asset is 10 years.  If the company uses straight-line depreciation, what would depreciation be for the first year of the asset's life?
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$30,000
$200,000
$17,000
$20,000
 
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Depreciation appears to be the amount through which the cost of fixed assets is reduced as a result of regular use and the passage of time. Depreciation seems to be a non-cash expenditure that must be computed in order to indicate the correct book of fixed assets.

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