Tartantrips Ltd, a company in Scotland, operates several ferries and has a policy of holding several in

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Tartantrips Ltd, a company in Scotland, operates several ferries and has a policy of holding several in reserve, due to the weather patterns and conditions of various contracts with local authorities. A ferry costs £5 million and has an estimated useful life of 10 years, at which time its realizable value is expected to be £1 million.

Calculate and discuss three methods of depreciation that the company may use:

(i) sum of the digits

(ii) straight line

(iii) reducing balance.

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9780273723073

1st Edition

Authors: Tony Davies, Ian Crawford

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