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Is depreciation a controllable cost?
No. Depreciation would be considered an uncontrollable cost because it is fixed
Is depreciation an overhead cost?
no
How does depreciation affect the cost of capital?
Please refer to the following Web site for a complete explanation on how depreciation affects the cost of capital: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depreciation
Depreciation is called as notional cost why and explain?
Depreciation is called a notional cost because it cannot be measured in real terms.
Historical cost based depreciation tends to do what when there is inflation?
HIstorical cost based depreciation tends to increase profits when there is inflation
Why depreciation on an existing asset is always irrelevant?
Depreciation is an invisible, non-cash cost and it is irrelevant when calculating the cash flow of the company which is the true indicator of whether the company is making a profit or not. Depreciation is also irrelevant because it is not truly realized until the asset is resold or scrapped at the end of its life. Recording it every year is consistent with the theory of conservatism when writing off costs. Depriciation is also irrelevant for the existing assets becoz it is fixed and fixed costs are always irrelevant unless they are incremental
Is depreciation a controllable cost?
No. Depreciation would be considered an uncontrollable cost because it is fixed
Is depreciation a product dost?
Depreciation is a period cost and not a product cost as depreciation is still charged even if there is no production or sale of goods.
Is depreciation an overhead cost?
no
Is the depriciation cost is direct cost?
Depreciation is an indirect cost as there is no separate identification in product cost that which cost is depreciation as deprecation is a overhead cost that’s why it is indirect cost.
How does depreciation affect the cost of capital?
Please refer to the following Web site for a complete explanation on how depreciation affects the cost of capital: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depreciation
What is the different between the cost of depreciation of a asset and its related accumulated depreciation?
Cost of depreciation assets and accumulated depreciation is same as accumulated depreciaton calculates how much depreciation is charged till date while remaining is current book value of assets.
Are depreciation charges implicit cost?
yes, depreciation is an implicit cost. but this implicit cost is added to total costs in calculating accounting profits.
Depreciation is called as notional cost why and explain?
Depreciation is called a notional cost because it cannot be measured in real terms.
Historical cost based depreciation tends to do what when there is inflation?
HIstorical cost based depreciation tends to increase profits when there is inflation
Is depreciation direct cost?
Only depreciation for all those fixed assets which directly involve in manufacturing of production volume is part of direct cost while all other depreciation is not part of direct cost and included in indirect cost classification.
Is depreciation on a machine a period cost or product cost?
product cost
