Suppose Mail Boxes Etc

question 363

Multiple Choice

Suppose Mail Boxes Etc. buys a new copier for its store for $1000. A year later, when the firm wants to upgrade to a new copier, it finds that the old copier is only worth $750. Over the year the copier was used, ________ has occurred.

• A) replacement investment
• B) gross investment
• C) depreciation
• D) net investment

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