Re: [OPE] replacement cost and historical cost (again)

As to Philip Dunn's argument;

Past accountings cannot be adjusted in the future, by definition, and so the moral depreciation could not be retrospective, I think.
In the given example, the fourth depreciation would be 40% (not 20%) inclusive of the moral depreciation of 20%. The fifth year depreciation is executed in advance. If a thing is depreciated in ADVANCE, we call it morally depreciated.

Yours

Chai-On
   
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On Thu, 2009-09-03 at 00:14 +0100, GERALD LEVY wrote:

> Hi Phil:
>
> And how would you numerically illustrate an unanticipated rate of
> depreciation due to technological change creating new, more advanced
> and qualitatively different forms of constant fixed capital?
>
> In solidarity, Jerry
>

Easy peasy.

Suppose a firm buys a machine and anticipates it will last for five
years. Suppose revenue is anticipated to flat for the five years. Then
depreciation would be set at 20% per annum. However, a new, much
improved machine appears on the market after four years. The firm
decides to scrap the old machine and buy the new one. Retrospective
depreciation is now 25% per annum. The account of the four prior years
must be adjusted, reducing value added and profit.

Moral deprecations is prior period adjustment.



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