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It means that, over a 5 year period, the value of the asset falls by 80 per cent (100 - 20 = 80).

This is STRAIGHT line so that every year the depreciation 16% of the price at the start of the whole PERIOD.

In calculating depreciation in the normal way, the depreciation each year is a percentage of the price at the start of that YEAR.

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