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Depreciation in economic analysis is the

  • A.systematic allocation of an asset's cost over its life
  • B.cash set aside each year to replace the asset
  • C.fall in the asset's market price each year
  • D.cost of maintaining the asset in service

Answer: A

Correct answer: systematic allocation of an asset's cost over its life

Depreciation is an accounting allocation, not a valuation and not a fund. It spreads the cost of an asset across the years that benefit from it, according to a chosen method. The fall in market price is a separate matter and generally follows a quite different path, and nothing is set aside unless a sinking fund is deliberately created.

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