Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Financial Mathematics

Question:

If the cost of a car is ₹10,00,000 and its scrap value after fifteen years is ₹1,00,000, then yearly depreciation using straight line method is :

Options:

₹75,000

₹60,000

₹50,000

₹40,000

Correct Answer:

₹60,000

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → ₹60,000

The straight line method of depreciation is,

Annual depreciation = $\frac{Cost\,of\,Asset-Scrap\,value}{Useful\,life}$

$=\frac{10,00,000-1,00,000}{15}$

$=60,000$