The Depreciation Method That Allocates an Equal Portion of the Total

question 145

Multiple Choice

The depreciation method that allocates an equal portion of the total depreciable cost for a plant asset to each unit produced is called:

• A)Accelerated depreciation.
• B)Declining-balance depreciation.
• C)Straight-line depreciation.
• D)Units-of-production depreciation.
• E)Modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS)depreciation.

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Definitions:

Decreasing Costs

A situation where the total cost of production decreases as the volume of production increases.

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases as the income of consumers increases, inversely related to normal goods.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production and costs are variable, and economic forces are balanced, leading to no net inclination to change.

Constant-Cost Industry

An industry in which the costs of production (including input prices) remain constant regardless of changes in the industry's output level.