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Finance Illustrated: Depreciation

Finance Illustrated: Depreciation

Most people have a sense of what depreciation is. We have all experienced it in one form or another in our daily lives. Your brand new car loses some of its value - it depreciates - as soon as you drive it off the lot. But do you know how businesses calculate depreciation, and how they use depreciation to improve their finances? This blog entry is a simple digest of what you ought to know!