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O-LevelAccountingAccounting principles and policies7707/13 · Oct/Nov 2024 · Q171 Mark

Why should a business depreciate its non-current assets?

Ato charge the cost of an asset as an expense in the year of purchase
Bto ensure that cash is available to replace the non-current assets
Cto ensure the value of non-current assets is not understated
Dto match capital expenditure against the revenue it has helped to earn

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D: to match capital expenditure against the revenue it has helped to earn

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Accounting principles and policies, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2024 Paper 1 Variant 3, question 17.

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