Each of the statements appearing below is descriptive of one or more of the following depreciation methods. Make a list numbered 1 - 5 and place the Roman Numeral(s) belonging to the method(s) to which the statement best applies. A method could be used once, more than once or not at all.
I. Component
II. Declining-balance
III. Straight-line
IV. Sum-of-the-years'-digits
V. Units-of-production
1. The depreciation charged by this method decreases by the same amount each year.
2. This method is used if each part of a plant asset is significant to the asset's total cost.
3. The method allocates larger shares of the cost of a plant asset to expense during the years in which the greatest use is made of the asset.
4. The method always allocates larger shares of the cost of a plant asset to expense during the earlier years of its life.
5. Once the depreciable base, residual value, and life of a plant asset are determined, the annual charges to operations under this method will be the same.