If an Accountant Calculates Depreciation Expense on an Asset Without

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If an accountant calculates depreciation expense on an asset without taking into account the asset's residual value of $5,000, depreciation expense for the periods will be lower than it should have been.

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Definitions:

Direct Materials Cost

The expense associated with raw materials directly incorporated into a finished product.

Break-even Point

Break-even Point is the financial analysis term that indicates when total costs and total revenues are exactly equal, resulting in neither profit nor loss.

Mixed Costs

Costs with both variable and fixed characteristics, sometimes called semivariable or semi-fixed costs.

Variable Components

Parts of a cost or expense that change in proportion with changes in the level of business activity or production volume.