An electronics corporation makes it a policy that for any new equipment purchased, the annual depreciation cost should not exceed 20% of the first cost at any time with no salvage value. Determine the length of the service life necessary of the depreciation used is the sum-of-the-year's digit method

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An electronics corporation makes it a policy that for any new equipment purchased, the annual depreciation cost should not exceed 20% of the first cost at any time with no salvage value. Determine the length of the service life necessary of the depreciation used is the sum-of-the-year's digit method

 

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