Computer Equipment Was Acquired at the Beginning of the Year

question 127

Multiple Choice

Computer equipment was acquired at the beginning of the year at a cost of $57,000 that has an estimated residual value of $9,000 and an estimated useful life of five years. Determine the second-year depreciation using the straight-line method.

• A) $13,200
• B) $19,200
• C) $9,600
• D) $9,000

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Definitions:

Expected Rate

In finance, it refers to the return anticipated on an investment or the interest rate at which money is borrowed or lent.

Risk-Free Asset

An investment that is expected to deliver guaranteed returns with no risk of financial loss.

Expected Rate

A projection or estimate of the rate of return on an investment or the growth rate of an economic variable in the future.

Standard Deviation

A statistical metric that quantifies the spread or variability among a collection of values, representing the extent of dispersion within the data set.