Dan Crater opened a software consulting firm that immediately paid​ $28,000 for a computer system. Was​ Crater's computer system an expense of the​ business? If​ not, explain.

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Dan Crater opened a software consulting firm that immediately paid​ $28,000 for a computer system. Was​ Crater's computer system an expense of the​ business? If​ not, explain.

 

 

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Business expense is an amount incurred in the ordinary course of business which is divided into two broad categories that is capital expenses and operational expenses. They are part of income statement and are deducted from revenues to derive profits earned by the business.

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