Once equipment has been installed and placed in operation,subsequent expenditures relating to this equipmentare frequently thought of as repairs or general maintenanceand, hence, chargeable to operations in the periodin which the expenditure is made. Actually, determinationof whether such an expenditure should be chargedto operations or capitalized involves a much more carefulanalysis of the character of the expenditure. What arethe factors that should be considered in making such adecision? Discuss fully.

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