Chapter 9 Vocabulary Flashcards
fixed asset
long-term or relatively permanent assets such as equipment, machinery, buildings, and land
revenue expenditures
costs that benefit only the current period
capital expenditures
costs that improve the asset or extend its useful life
depreciation
periodic recording of the cost of fixed assets as an expense
residual value
scrap value, salvage value, trade-in value
straight-line method
proves for the same amount of depreciation expense for each year of the asset’s useful life
units of production method
provides same amount of depreciation expense for each unit of production
double-declining-balance method
provides for a declining periodic expense over the expected useful life of the asset
book value
cost minus accumulated depreciation