Which of the Following Statements About the Double-Declining-Balance (DDB) Method

question 165

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the double-declining-balance (DDB) method is true?

• A) Companies that use the DDB method do not use partial-year depreciation.
• B) Companies that use the DDB method generally do not use scrap value to calculate current-year depreciation expense, except in the last year of an asset's life.
• C) Using the DDB method, the amount of depreciation expense varies from year to year depending on usage of the asset.
• D) All of the above statements are true.

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