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Reducing balance method for depreciation

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FA – FIA FFA › Reducing balance method for depreciation

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 1 year ago by John Moffat.
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  • May 16, 2024 at 12:09 am #705470
    jameela.r
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    I don’t understand how to use the reducing balance method to calculate depreciation charge.

    Tree Pruning Services has bought chainsaws costing £7,000. These have an estimated useful life of 5 years and salvage value of £400. What is the depreciation charge for year two using the Reducing Balance Method with a percentage of 20%?
    a. £1,320 b. £1,056 c. £1,120 d. £1,136

    May 16, 2024 at 8:03 am #705493
    John Moffat
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    Have you watched my free lectures on depreciation where I explain how to calculate reducing balance depreciation?

    (And why are you attempting a question for which you do not have an answer? You should be using a Revision Kit – it has answers and explanations.)

    May 16, 2024 at 8:08 am #705498
    jameela.r
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    These are questions from my uni past papers which I need to use for practice. Unfortunately they don’t give us mark schemes

    May 16, 2024 at 8:15 am #705501
    John Moffat
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    Assuming that you are studying for the ACCA exam of Paper FA then you should use a Revision Kit and not past university questions.

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