Intermediate Accounting, 10 Ed
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ISBN: 9781260310177
Author: Mark W. Nelson, Wayne B. Thomas J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.11DMP
Requirement – 1
To determine
Methods of Depreciation:
Depreciation refers to the reduction in the monetary value of a fixed asset due to its wear and tear, or obsolescence. It is a method of distributing the cost of the fixed assets over its estimated useful life.
The four methods of depreciation are:
- Straight-line method
- Sum-of- the-years’ digits method
- Double-declining balance method
- Units-of-production method
To discuss: The manner in which a company manages earnings by changing its depreciation method.
Requirement – 2
To determine
To discuss: The manner in which a company manages earnings by changing the estimated useful lives of depreciable assets.
Requirement – 3
To determine
To discuss: The manner in which the asset impairment losses could be used to manage earnings.
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