Accelerated depreciation has an advantage for profitable firms in that it moves some cash flows forward, thus increasing their present value. on the other hand, using accelerated depreciation generally lowers the reported current year's profits because of the higher depreciation expenses. however, the reported profits problem can be solved by using different depreciation methods for tax and stockholder reporting purposes. a. true b. false

Aweather forecaster uses doppler radar to predict the track of a storm near the town of meadowlands. when the doppler signal is pointed at the storm from the town's center, the frequencies of the waves appear to be decreasing. what should the weather forecaster predict? a. that the storm will move around the edges of meadowlands without hitting the tosis center o b. that residents should be prepared, because it is impossible to know whether the storm will hit o c. that the storm is moving toward meadowlands and that residents should be prepared d. that the storm is moving away from meadowlands and is not likely to hit the town