Tempest Enterprises began operations on January 1, 20x1, with all of its activities conducted from a single facility. The company's accountant concluded that the year's building depreciation should be allocated as follows: selling activities, 20%; administrative activities, 35%; and manufacturing activities, 45%. If Tempest sold 60% of 20x1 production during that year, what percentage of the depreciation would appear (either directly or indirectly) on the 20x1 income statement?

Always remember that the depreciation calculated for the accounting period can be apportioned as per the International Accounting Standard IAS 2, which says that expenses must be classified in a manner that results in the truth & fairness of the Financial Statements. This means that if depreciation calculated is $500 then the whole of this depreciation will be expensed out in the income statement. It's 20% might go to selling activities, 35% to administrative activities, and 45% to manufacturing activities.

But remember that the depreciation calculated for the accounting period would be expensed out by $500 in the income statement, for the period generated.