The depreciation method that charges the same amount of expense to each period of the asset's useful life is called:

A) Accelerated depreciation.
B) Declining-balance depreciation.
C) Straight-line depreciation.
D) Units-of-production depreciation.
E) Modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) depreciation.

Straight-line Depreciation

A technique of distributing the expense of a physical asset uniformly over its operational lifespan.

Accelerated Depreciation

A method of depreciation in which an asset loses book value at a faster rate than the traditional straight-line method over its useful life.

Useful Life

The expected time period over which an asset is useful to the owner.