The Accounting Term Depreciation Measures

question 50

Multiple Choice

The accounting term depreciation measures:

• A) the decline in an asset's market value.
• B) the amount of cash a company sets aside for asset replacement.
• C) the amount of asset cost allocated to expense over periods benefited.
• D) the anticipated loss if asset is sold in the used-asset market.

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Definitions:

Control Samples

Standard or reference samples used in experiments to ensure that the results are due to the condition being tested rather than other variables.

Standard

A specimen for which test values are already known; used to calibrate test equipment.

Medical Assistant

A healthcare professional who supports the work of physicians and other health professionals, usually in a clinic setting, through a variety of tasks.

POL

Abbreviation for Point Of Lay, referring to the age at which poultry are ready to start laying eggs; can also stand for Physicians' Office Laboratory, a lab within a physician's office.