February 2007
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
6h 32m
English
When a company purchases an asset (such as a manufacturing facility, an airplane, or a conveyer belt) that is expected to generate benefits over future periods, the cost of that asset is not simply recognized during the year it was acquired. Rather, the cost is spread over that particular asset’s useful life in order to match the timing of the cost of the asset with its expected revenue generation. This is the application of the matching principle of accrual accounting: Expenses (costs) are matched to the period when revenue is earned as a result of using the asset.
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