Depreciation = Cost of asset less scrap value / Estimated working _____ of assets.
A
Life period
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B
Hours
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C
Days
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D
Months
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Solution
The correct option is A Life period Depreciation is the permanent and continuous decrease in the book value of a depreciable fixed asset due to use, effluxion of time, obsolescence, expiration of legal rights or any other cause.
Formula for calculating depreciation is :
Depreciaion = (Cost of asset - Scrap value)/ Estimated working life period of assets.