What Accounting Principle Justifies Depreciating Certain Long-Term Assets

question 258

Multiple Choice

What accounting principle justifies depreciating certain long-term assets?

• A)the revenue principle
• B)the depreciation principle
• C)the cost-based principle
• D)the matching principle

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