Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 11 November 2019

A firm bought a machine for £33,000. lt expects to use the machine for eleven years and then sell it for £11,000. If the firm calculates depreciation by reference to the straight-line method, the annual depreciation charge, in respect of this machine, will be:

Select ONE answer:

1. £1,000
2. £2,000
3. £2,500
4. £3,000

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

1. Not correct
2. Annual depreciation charge using the straight-line method of depreciation = [(Cost – estimated residual value) / estimated useful economic life] = (£33,000 – £11,000) / 11 = £2,000 p.a
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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