As Time Passes, Fixed Assets Other Than Land Lose Their

question 59

Multiple Choice

As time passes, fixed assets other than land lose their capacity to provide useful services. To account for this decrease in usefulness, the cost of fixed assets is systematically allocated to expense through a process called

• A) equipment allocation
• B) depreciation
• C) accumulation
• D) matching

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