Suppose We Could Magically Triple the Distance Between Earth and the Moon

question 37

Multiple Choice

Suppose we could magically triple the distance between Earth and the moon. This would cause the gravitational force by Earth on the moon to be

• A) reduced to 1/9 of its former value.
• B) reduced to 1/4 of its former value.
• C) increased to three times its former value.
• D) be unchanged.
• E) reduced to 1/3 of its former value.

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Definitions:

Accelerated Methods

Depreciation methods that allocate more depreciation expense to the earlier years of an asset's life.

Depreciation

Strategically spreading out the cost of a tangible asset throughout its period of usefulness.

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