depreciation curves

[beastmonkey]

i need to find out about depreciation of fixed assets and the curves of the graphs used. can anyone help me?

thankyou

[factor-fiction]

Sorry, not sure what you're looking for.
Here's an article on depreciations with some graphs/curves based on discount rates.
http://www.financialdecisionsonline.org/curren t/Hussain.pdf

[buildersmate]

Not sure what you are looking for either.
Depreciation is a declared reduction in the book value of an asset, shown in a companies financial statements. Different categories of asset may be depreciated at a percentage rate per year. For example, a computer might be depreciated over 3 years (33% of its original value per year) whilst office furniture might be considered to have a life of 10 years (depreciated at 10% per year).
Each asset is individually assessed each year for its depreciation, totalled and deducted from the total cost of all the assets. Any graph produced would show the change in book value of all the assets over a time period.

[beastmonkey]

the graph produced shows what could be described as a bell shape.

it starts with a rapid depreciation then over the years slows down. sorry i am not able to give more info

[factor-fiction]

When you say 'bell shaped' do you mean the shape of the outside right hand side half of bell?

[beastmonkey]

yes i do indeed mean that.

[factor-fiction]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depreciation#Decl ining-Balance_Method
Try putting this data in the form of a graph

[factor-fiction]

And these
http://www.tutor2u.net/business/accounts/asset s_fixedassets_depreciation_rbexample.asp

[factor-fiction]

this shows a curve
http://www.mammothsoftware.com/myweb1/deprecia tion.jsp

[beastmonkey]

thank you very much for your help

[bharathi87]

# Depreciation is a term used in accounting, economics and finance to spread the cost of an asset over the span of several years.
# Buildings, machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures, computers, outdoor lighting, parking lots, cars, and trucks are examples of assets that will last for more than one year, but will not last indefinitely. During each accounting period (year, quarter, month, etc.) a portion of the cost of these assets is being used up. The portion being used up is reported as Depreciation Expense on the income statement. In effect depreciation is the transfer of a portion of the asset's cost from the balance sheet to the income statement during each year of the asset's life. Media URL: http://numia.biz
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[bharathi87]

# Depreciation is a term used in accounting, economics and finance to spread the cost of an asset over the span of several years.
# Buildings, machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures, computers, outdoor lighting, parking lots, cars, and trucks are examples of assets that will last for more than one year, but will not last indefinitely. During each accounting period (year, quarter, month, etc.) a portion of the cost of these assets is being used up. The portion being used up is reported as Depreciation Expense on the income statement. In effect depreciation is the transfer of a portion of the asset's cost from the balance sheet to the income statement during each year of the asset's life. Media URL: http://numia.biz/
Description: Online Accounting Software