Accounting theory and practice, Volume 2 (of 3) : a textbook for colleges and…

4. MISCELLANEOUS METHODS

(a) Maintenance Method (b) Replacement Method (c) Fifty Per Cent Method (d) Appraisal Method (e) Insurance Method (f) Percentage of Gross Earnings Method Effect on Return on Investment XI RECORDING DEPRECIATION ON THE BOOKS 187 Methods Commonly Employed Renewals and Replacements Subsidiary Records Grouping and Classification of Plant Assets Form of Plant Ledger Asset Record Periodic Revision of Rates Frequency of Revision of Rates Test of Condition Per Cent Composite and Group Rates The Reserve as an Index of Financial Condition The Reserve in Relation to Expanding Plant Reserve as Related to Efficiency Reserve Not Based on Cost of Replacement The Financing of Replacements Secret Reserve Insufficient Charge Appreciation as an Offset to Depreciation Appreciation Due to Physical Changes Appreciation Due to Adaptation to Use Unearned Increment Depreciation Policy and Stockholders XII CASH AND MERCANTILE CREDITS 210