WAEC Financial Accounting 2009 Question 30

Question 30

Depreciation

Use the following information to answer questions 29 and 30.
A motor car costing D100,000 was depreciated at 20% per annum by the diminishing balance method. Two years later, it was sold for D60,000.

The net book value at the time of sales is

  1. A.D 64,000
  2. B.D 60,000
  3. C.D 40,000
  4. D.D 36,000
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (D 64,000)

Explanation

Year 1: 100,000 − 20,000 = 80,000; Year 2: 80,000 − 16,000 = D64,000.