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Engineering Economy, 5/e

Leland Blank, Texas A&M University
Anthony Tarquin, University of Texas - El Paso

Depreciation Methods

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1				The remaining, undepreciated amount of an investment is known as its ____________.


2				The depreciable life of an asset is also known as the _____________.


3				The two types of property for which depreciation is allowed are known as ________ and ____________property.


4				Although land is considered to be real property, it is not ___________.


5				In the straight line method of depreciation, the depreciation charge in the final year reduces book value to ___________________.


6				MACRS depreciation rates extend one year beyond the recovery period because of the required _________________.


7				MACRS depreciation rates always write-off the asset's value to _____________.


8				Cost or factor depletion is based on _____________ level, not time as used in depreciation.


9				Percentage depletion is determined as a stated percentage times___________.

Answer choices for questions 1 through 9

A)	Real and fixed
B)	Taxable income
C)	Personal and real
D)	Usage
E)	Market value
F)	Saleable
G)	Salvage value
H)	Zero
I)	ADS range
J)	Half-year convention
K)	Production life
L)	Book value
M)	Depreciable
N)	MACRS and personal
O)	Net income
P)	Personal property
Q)	Gross income
R)	Recovery period

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