Shirley is studying depreciation in her engineering management course. The instructor asked her to graphically compare the total percent of first costdepreciated for an asset costing B dollars over a life of n = 5 years for DDB and 125% DB depreciation. Help her by developing the plots of percent of B depreciated versus years. Use a spreadsheet unless instructed otherwise.
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.
Shirley is studying depreciation in her engineering management course. The instructor asked her to graphically compare the total percent of first cost
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