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What is the purpose of an Asset Disposal Account?
ARecord yearly depreciation
BShow all sale entries together
CCreate a general reserve
DRecord the bad debts
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Show all sale entries together
It brings cost, accumulated depreciation, sale price and profit or loss on disposal under one account head.
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