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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2025

A motorcycle has a scrap value of Rs. 22,500 after 15 years of its purchase.
If the annual depreciation charge is Rs. 8,500, then the original cost by linear method is :

  1. A Rs. 1,20,000
  2. B Rs. 1,50,000
  3. C Rs. 1,25,000
  4. D Rs. 1,30,000
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(B) Rs. 1,50,000

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Total Depreciation \(= \text{Annual Depreciation} \times \text{Years} = 8500 \times 15 = 127500\) Original Cost \(= \text{Scrap Value} + \text{Total Depreciation} = 22500 + 127500 = 150000\) Original Cost = Rs. 1,50,000
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