Cover page

Title page

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgment

Abstract

Table of contents

List of tables

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION of “the impact of different methods of depreciation on the profitability of a company”

Preamble

Statement of problems

Objective of the study

Hypothesis formulations

The significance of the study

Scope of the study

Limitation of the study

Definition of terms

References

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW “the impact of different methods of depreciation on the profitability of a company”

The nature of the depreciation

Causes of depreciation

Methods of calculating depreciation

The impact of depreciation on income statement

Evaluation of depreciation methods

The concept of profit

Definition of profit

The relationship between balance sheet,profit and loss account

Dopreciation method and management decision

Declining productivity controversy

Impact of inflation

Cost of a plant asset

Estimated life of a fixed asset

Terminal value of a fixed asset

References

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY “the impact of different methods of depreciation on the profitability of a company”

Introduction

Instrument for data collection and procedures

Sources of data

The sample size calculation and selection

Validity of the questionnaire

Questionnaire administration and collection

Statistical treatment

Decision rule

References

Chapter FOUR

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Bases of computation using the different methods of depreciation

Hypothesis testing

Chapter FIVE

FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION “the impact of different methods of depreciation on the profitability of a company”

Findings

Recommendations

Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendix   1

Appendix   2