The Primary Advantage to Using Accelerated Rather Than Straight-Line Depreciation

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The primary advantage to using accelerated rather than straight-line depreciation is that with accelerated depreciation the present value of the tax savings provided by depreciation will be higher, other things held constant.

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Actual Reserves

The total amount of funds that a bank has in its reserve account plus any cash on hand, used to satisfy reserve requirements.

Federal Reserve Bank

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Interest Rates

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