As Seen on an Income Statement

question 19

Multiple Choice

As seen on an income statement:

• A)interest is deducted from income and increases the total taxes incurred.
• B)the tax rate is applied to the earnings before interest and taxes when the firm has both depreciation and
• Interest expenses.
• C)depreciation is shown as an expense but does not affect the taxes payable.
• D)depreciation reduces both the pretax income and the net income.
• E)interest expense is added to earnings before interest and taxes to get pretax income.

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Definitions:

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