How Does a Firm Determine the Appropriate Period of Time

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Essay

How does a firm determine the appropriate period of time over which an intangible asset should be amortized?

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Definitions:

Active Site

Pocket in an enzyme where substrates react and are converted to products.

Substrate

Molecule that an enzyme acts upon and converts to a product; reactant in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction.

Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

Chemical reactions involving the transfer of electrons between two substances, altering their oxidation states and often producing energy.

Substrate

The surface or material on or in which an organism lives, grows, or reacts, or a substance acted upon by an enzyme.