A Company Purchases for $24,000 an Asset That Has a Useful

question 211

Multiple Choice

A company purchases for $24,000 an asset that has a useful life of six years and no salvage value.After two years,the company spends $4,000 for a major overhaul that will extend the machine's useful life four years beyond the original six.Assuming straight-line depreciation,how much depreciation should be taken in year 3?

• A) $2,800
• B) $2,500
• C) $2,000
• D) $4,000

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Definitions:

Service Department Expenses

Costs incurred by the service departments within a company, which support the production or operations but do not directly produce goods.

Income from Operations

The profit generated from a company's core business operations, excluding income from other sources and expenses unrelated to operations.

Profit Margin

A financial metric indicating the percentage of revenue that exceeds the costs associated with making or selling goods and services, showing profitability.

Activity Base

This term is associated with cost accounting and refers to a measure of activity that is used as a basis for allocating costs to cost objects.