Herb Brooks: Great moments... are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here, tonight, boys. That's what you've earned here tonight. One game. If we played 'em ten times, they might win nine. But not this game. Not tonight.
1. The value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet. To calculate, take the cost of an asset minus the accumulated depreciation. 2. The net asset value of a company, calculated by total assets minus intangible assets (patents, goodwill) and liabilities.3. The initial outlay for an investment.. The value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet. To calculate, take the cost of an asset minus the accumulated depreciation. 2. The net asset value of a company, calculated by total assets minus intangible assets (patents, goodwill) and liabilities.
A computer bought in 2008 for $2,000, for instance, can't be listed on a company's balance sheet in 2011 as an asset valuing $2,000 (and doing so would constitute fraud). In order to calculate basic depreciation, a company just needs two numbers: the initial cost of the asset and its estimated useful life..