Rucker Truck Line (RTL) Is Evaluating Whether the Fleet of Trucks

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Multiple Choice

Rucker Truck Line (RTL) is evaluating whether the fleet of trucks it owns should be replaced.If the trucks are replaced, current operating revenues and expenses will not change, except for depreciation expenses.Annual depreciation will increase from R150,000 to R175,000.Based on this information, how will the change in depreciation expense affect the incremental operating cash flows RTL examines when making its capital budgeting decision about replacing the trucks? RTL's marginal tax rate is 40 percent.

• A) After-tax operating cash flows will increase by R15,000.
• B) After-tax operating cash flows will increase by R10,000.
• C) After-tax operating cash flows will decrease by R25,000.
• D) After-tax operating cash flows will decrease by R10,000.
• E) Because depreciation is a non-cash expense, operating cash flows should not change.

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