When the Amount of Use of a Fixed Asset Varies

question 130

Multiple Choice

When the amount of use of a fixed asset varies from year to year, the method of determining depreciation expense that best matches allocation of cost with revenue is

• A) the double-declining-balance method
• B) the straight-line method
• C) the units-of-activity method
• D) MACRS

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