The Useful Economic Life of a Machine Depends Most Importantly

question 26

Multiple Choice

The useful economic life of a machine depends most importantly on

• A) the depreciation rate
• B) the interest rate
• C) the tax rate
• D) risk
• E) the marginal revenue produced by the machine

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