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Distinguishing Depreciation from Operating Costs
A logistics company purchases a new delivery truck for $60,000. Over the course of its first year of use, the company spends $8,000 on fuel and routine maintenance for the truck. At the end of the year, the market value of the same truck is now $52,000. Analyze the $8,000 reduction in the truck's value and the $8,000 spent on fuel and maintenance. Explain which of these figures represents depreciation and why it is conceptually different from the other, even though both affect the company's financial position.
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