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Chapter 6 - accounti
Term | Definition |
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Current assets | assets that are used up or converted to cash during the normal operating cycle of a business |
plant assets | long term assets like buildings or land that are used by a business |
depreciation | a systematic procedure for allocating the cost of a plant asset to the accounting periods in which the firm receives service from that asset |
salvage (disposal) value | the estimated value of a plant asset at the time of its disposal |
useful life | the length of time a plant asset is used |
annual depreciation | amount of depreciation recorded in one year |
accumulated depreciation | total depreciation recorded up to a specific point in time |
book value | the value of a plant asset according the the records of the business; original cost minus accumulated depreciation |
depreciable cost | the total amount of the cost of a plant asset to be depreciated; original cost less disposal value |