The age of the electrical equipment at the water towers has exceeded or is approaching the end of its
useful life.
It would be difficult to establish a
useful life for valued and treasured pieces of art that were already hundreds of years old.
Total cost of ownership represents all of the costs to own and operate a piece of equipment over its
useful life.
31, 2005, is based on such inputs as the average cost of military equipment, total program expenditures, and the
useful life of the equipment.
As under the current regulations, costs incurred to acquire or produce real or tangible personal property having a
useful life substantially beyond the end of the taxable year must be capitalized.
After the cartridges are refilled to the end of their
useful life, OfficeMax will take them to recyclers who break down the materials without filling up another landfill.
Description of industry trends and competitive pressures that may affect the
useful life of the know-how.
new technical requirements and procedures for assessing the in-service conformity of heavy-duty engine emission control systems over defined
useful life periods appropriate for the vehicle in which the engine is installed; and
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles characterize a capital cost as an expenditure that has a
useful life greater than one year, is material in value and extends the
useful life of the asset or increases its value.
The
useful life of a tape cartridge is expressed in terms of full file passes and differs by technology platform.
A building's system is said to be past its
useful life when it has failed (the roof is leaking) or when it is in such a deteriorated condition that failure is imminent (the HVAC controls are not expected to last through the year).
The therapeutically
useful life of the Tempur-Med mattress is guaranteed for 7 years.
