Answer:
True
Explanation:
Let us illustrate this using the below hypothetical case:
Asset acquired-motor vehicle
useful life is 3 years
salvage value $20,000
cost of the asset=$100,000
depreciation methods:
straight-line method
double-declining balance method
depreciation under straight-line method=(cost-salvage value)/useful life
depreciation under straight-line method=($100,000-$20,000)/3=$26,666.67
accumulated depreciation for 3 years=$26,666.67 *3=$80,000
double declining balance method:
double-declining rate=100%/useful life *2=100%/3*2=67%
2 means double
year 1 depreciation=$100,000*67%=$67,000
year 2 depreciation=($100,000-$67000)*67%=$22,110
year 3 depreciation=($100,000-$67000-$22110)*67%=$7,296
accumulated depreciation for 3 years=$67,000+$22,110+$7,296=$96,406
$80,000 not equal to $96,406
