A machinery for packing processed food products is claimed to have a useful life of 10 years by the manufacturer. But the buyer of the company fears that the machine will be obsolete in the next 5 years. What is the useful life of the asset for charging depreciation ?

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The useful life of the asset will be taken as 5 years due to obsolescence.

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