Which of the Following Would NOT Be an Example of a Technological

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would NOT be an example of a technological change?

• A) The government passes a law expanding the funding available to NASA and other agencies concerned with the advancement of basic science.
• B) A pharmaceutical company develops a new drug that effectively fights malaria.
• C) A team of nuclear scientists develop a new way of generating nuclear power that is safer than the older methods but is more expensive to implement.
• D) Google develops a new way to perform Internet searches that makes searches produce more relevant results.

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Definitions:

Double-Declining-Balance

A method of accelerated depreciation which doubles the rate of straight line depreciation, expensing more of the asset's value in the early years of its life.

Scrap Value

The anticipated market value of an asset at the end of its operational lifetime.

Sum-Of-The-Years-Digits

A depreciation method that results in a more accelerated write-off of the asset, calculated by adding together the digits of the asset's useful life years.

MACRS Tables

The Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System tables used in the United States for tax purposes to determine the depreciation of assets over time.