The first coat of a road laying machine is Php 8,000,000. Its salvage value after five years is Php 50,000. The length of road that can be laid by the machine during its lifetime is 75,000 km. In its third year of operation, the length of road laid is 2,000 km. Find the depreciation of the equipment for that year.
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.
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