Entity A acquired an asset that had a cost of P130,000. The asset is being depreciated over a 5-year period using the sum-of-the-years’ digit method. It has a salvage value estimated at P10,000. The loss/gain if the asset is sold for P38,000 at the end of the third year is ?
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
Entity A acquired an asset that had a cost of P130,000. The asset is being
sum-of-the-years’ digit method. It has a salvage value estimated at P10,000. The loss/gain if the asset is sold for P38,000
at the end of the third year is ?
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