问题：What is the purpose of charging depreciation in accounts?
　　A. To account for the 'wearing-out' of the asset over its life
　　B. To ensure that funds are available for the eventual replacement of the asset
　　C. To allocate the cost of a non-current asset over the accounting periods expected to benefit from its use
　　D. To reduce the cost of the asset in the statement of financial position to its estimated market value
　　答案：The correct answer is: To allocate the cost of a non-current asset over the accounting periods expected to benefit from its use.
　　解析：Depreciation is not related to cash and does not have the effect of setting aside funds for the replacement of the asset. Reducing the cost of an asset in the statement of financial position to its estimated market value is r*uation.
　　Depreciation has nothing to do with the wearing out of assets, depreciation is an application of the matching concept and allocates the cost of the asset over the accounting periods expected to benefit from its use.