Orange Corp

question 54

Multiple Choice

Orange Corp. constructed a machine at a total cost of $70 million. Construction was completed at the end of 2009 and the machine was placed in service at the beginning of 2010. The machine was being depreciated over a 10-year life using the sum-of-the-years'-digits method. The residual value is expected to be $4 million. At the beginning of 2013, Orange decided to change to the straight-line method. Ignoring income taxes, what will be Orange's depreciation expense for 2013?

• A)$4.8 million.
• B)$5.4 million.
• C)$6.6 million.
• D)$9.4 million.

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Definitions:

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that represents the number of successes in a fixed number of independent Bernoulli trials, each with the same probability of success.

Binomial Table

A mathematical table used to determine the probability of obtaining various numbers of successes in a fixed number of trials in a binomial experiment.

Cumulative Probability

This term refers to the probability that a random variable is less than or equal to a specified value.

Binomial Coefficients

The coefficients that appear in the binomial theorem, representing the number of ways to choose a subset of elements from a larger set, without regard to the order of selection.