Double Declining Balance The double-declining balance method is a type of accelerated depreciation method that calculates a higher depreciation charge in the first year of an asset’s life and gradually decreases depreciation expense in subsequent years. This method is used if the organizati...
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Of course, the higher the free cash flow, the better. But we have already seen from our Macy’s example that a declining free cash flow is not always bad if the reason is from further investments in the company that poise it to reap larger rewards down the line. In addition, cash flo...