Practice Illustration of Switching Process - 4.3 | 6. Sum of the Years Digit Method | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 1
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Question 1

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What is the main purpose of depreciation?

💡 Hint: Think about why businesses spread out the expense of an asset.

Question 2

Easy

Define salvage value.

💡 Hint: Consider what you could sell an asset for when it's no longer useful.

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Question 1

What is the Double Declining Balance Method?

  • An accelerated depreciation method
  • A fixed rate method
  • A cumulative depreciation method

💡 Hint: Think about how depreciation accelerates under this method.

Question 2

True or False: The Straight Line method allows for varying depreciation amounts.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how consistency works in this method.

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Question 1

An asset costs ₹ 100,000 with a salvage value of ₹ 10,000 and a life of 5 years. Calculate the first-year depreciation using both methods, and suggest when you might switch methods.

💡 Hint: Remember how each method calculates depreciation—compare your results!

Question 2

If an asset depreciated under the DDB method leads to a book value of ₹ 2,000 while the salvage is ₹ 3,000, how should you adjust your method, and what calculation would you apply?

💡 Hint: Revisit your formulas for switching methods!

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