An Advantage of Administrative Agencies Is That They

question 20

Multiple Choice

An advantage of administrative agencies is that they:

• A) relieve legislatures from trying to create legislation that deals with every detail of a specific problem.
• B) can be specialized bodies staffed by individuals with expertise in the regulated field.
• C) can be concerned about compliance with constitutional mandates since they perform powers of all three branches of government.
• D) All of these.

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Definitions:

Units-of-Activity Method

A depreciation technique that calculates the depreciation of an asset based on its usage, activity, or units produced instead of time.

Depreciation Rates

Percentages or methods used to systematically reduce the book value of a tangible asset over its useful life.

Double-Declining-Balance

An accelerated depreciation method that doubles the straight-line depreciation rate, reducing the asset's book value more quickly.

Straight-Line

A method of calculating depreciation of an asset, which allocates an equal amount of depreciation each year over the asset's useful life.