A Method That Charges the Same Amount of Expense Over

question 156

Multiple Choice

A method that charges the same amount of expense over each period of the asset's useful life is called:

• A)Accelerated depreciation.
• B)Declining-balance depreciation.
• C)Straight-line depreciation.
• D)Units-of-production depreciation.
• E)Modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) depreciation.

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