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quick question?

TEMPLAR KNIGHT · 2010-12-05 17:39:24

hi everyone I just need a bit of a hand with a question. My christmas accounting test is tommorow and im just going through a couple of the past papers and one question always pops up and it is "although the straight line method of depreciation is the simplest to apply, it may not always be the most appropriate. explain."…

05-12-2010 5:39pm

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TEMPLAR KNIGHT

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hi everyone I just need a bit of a hand with a question. My christmas accounting test is tommorow and im just going through a couple of the past papers and one question always pops up and it is

"although the straight line method of depreciation is the simplest to apply, it may not always be the most appropriate. explain."

Could anyone give me a hand with this please? thanks for reading!

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#2 05-12-2010 5:59pm

frankythefish

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of some use perhaps

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_Disadvantages_of_straight_line_depreciation

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#3 05-12-2010 6:05pm

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If you wanted to use an example, softward (and hardware) can be very relevant to a depreciation rate method other than "straight line method of depreciation".

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