Equipment Was Acquired at the Beginning of the Year at a Cost

question 102

Essay

Equipment was acquired at the beginning of the year at a cost of $75,000. The equipment was depreciated using the straight-line method based upon an estimated useful life of 6 years and an estimated residual value of $7,500.

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Definitions:

Operating Cash Flow

A measure of the cash generated by a company's normal business operations, indicating whether a company is able to generate sufficient positive cash flow to maintain and grow its operations.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how sensitive a company's operating income is to a change in its sales volumes, reflecting the proportion of fixed costs in a company's cost structure.

Financial Break-Even

The point at which total revenues equal total costs and expenses, resulting in neither profit nor loss.

Salvage Value

The estimated residual value of an asset at the end of its useful life.