{"id":54126,"date":"2024-04-16T00:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=54126"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:04:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:04:53","slug":"annual-instalment-towards-depreciation-reduces-as-rate-of-interest-increases-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/annual-instalment-towards-depreciation-reduces-as-rate-of-interest-increases-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual instalment towards depreciation reduces as rate of interest increases with"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9722a6df144\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    sinking fund depreciation                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    straight line depreciation                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    reducing balances depreciation                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    none of the above                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>C. reducing balances depreciation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In reducing balances depreciation, the annual depreciation amount is calculated as a percentage of the reducing balance of the asset. 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As the rate of interest increases, the present value of the future depreciation amounts decreases. This means that the annual depreciation amount required to achieve the same total depreciation over the asset&#8217;s life also decreases.<\/p>\n<p>In sinking fund depreciation, the annual depreciation amount is calculated as a percentage of the original cost of the asset. This means that the depreciation amount is the same each year. As the rate of interest increases, the present value of the future depreciation amounts increases. This means that the annual depreciation amount required to achieve the same total depreciation over the asset&#8217;s life also increases.<\/p>\n<p>In straight line depreciation, the annual depreciation amount is calculated as a constant amount over the asset&#8217;s life. This means that the depreciation amount is the same each year. The rate of interest does not affect the annual depreciation amount in straight line depreciation.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the annual instalment towards depreciation reduces as rate of interest increases with reducing balances depreciation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Our Telegram Channel Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[967],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Annual instalment towards depreciation reduces as rate of interest increases with<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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