Accounting and business finance
Depreciation
The systematic allocation of an asset’s depreciable amount over its useful life. In a simple cost-based example, this is cost less estimated residual value.
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Accounting and business finance
The systematic allocation of an asset’s depreciable amount over its useful life. In a simple cost-based example, this is cost less estimated residual value.
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