Define operating assets; discuss depreciation methods1. What are several examples of operating assets? Why are
operating assets essential to a company’s long-term future?2. What factors may contribute to the decline in usefulness
of operating assets? Should the choice of depreciation method be related to
these factors? Must a company choose just one method of depreciation for all
assets?
3. Assume that your local bank gives you a $1,000 loan at
10% per year but deducts the interest in advance. Is 10% the “real”
rate of interest that you will pay? How could the true interest rate be
calculated?