A New Truck Costing $60,000 with a Residual Value of $6,000

question 68

Multiple Choice

A new truck costing $60,000 with a residual value of $6,000 has an estimated useful life of five years. Using the declining-balance method at twice the straight-line rate, the depreciation expense in year 2 is:

• A)$24,000
• B)$14,000
• C)$14,400
• D)$2,400
• E)None of these

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Definitions:

Door-In-The-Face Technique

A persuasion strategy that involves making a large request that is expected to be refused in order to make a smaller request seem more reasonable.

Frugal

Characterized by thriftiness and economical use of resources, avoiding waste and unnecessary expense.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of stimulation required to produce a sensory experience or for a stimulus to be detected 50% of the time.

Just Noticeable Difference

The minimum amount by which stimulus intensity must be changed in order to produce a noticeable variation in sensory experience.