Most non-current assets do not have a perpetual existence, but have finite or limited lives. These types of non-current assets are depreciated. Suppose your company purchases a machine for £10 million...

Extracted text: Most non-current assets do not have a perpetual existence, but have finite or limited lives. These types of non-current assets are depreciated. Suppose your company purchases a machine for £10 million that is expected to have a useful economic life of four years and will have no residual value at the end of four years. You company depreciates all machines using the straight- line method. a. What is the depreciation expense for the first year? b. What is the machine's carrying amount in the balance sheet after one year in use? c. Why do companies depreciate non-current assets instead of recognizing the full cost of the assets as an expense in the period in which they were purchased?