A Method That Ignores Salvage Value in the Early Years

question 59

Multiple Choice

A method that ignores salvage value in the early years of the asset's life in calculating periodic depreciation expense is the

• A) productive-output method.
• B) group composite method.
• C) sum-of-the-years'-digits method.
• D) double-declining-balance method.

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