Practice Book Value Comparison (3.2) - Sum of the Years Digit Method - Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 1

Practice: Book Value Comparison

Lesson 3.2Sum of the Years Digit Method

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Question 1.
What is the formula for calculating depreciation using the Sum of the Years' Digits method?
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Think about the role of remaining years and initial costs.
Question 2.
Define the Double Declining Balance method in simple terms.
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Focus on speed of depreciation.
3Question 3.
What does SYD stand for?
- Standard Yearly Depreciation
- Sum of the Years' Digits
- Single Year Depreciation
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Think about how years contribute to depreciation.
4Question 4.
True or False: Double Declining Balance considers salvage value in its initial calculations.
- True
- False
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Recall how DDB operates.
Question 5.
A machinery costing ₹5,000,000 with a salvage value of ₹200,000 has a useful life of 10 years. Calculate the first and second-year depreciation using both SYD and DDB methods.
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Remember to account for annual depreciation reductions.
Question 6.
A business needs to switch from DDB to SYD in year 8 due to declining fiscal performance expected to lead to lower asset valuations. How to ensure book value aligns with salvage at year end?
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Check values stepwise to avoid depreciation pitfalls.

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