Answer: c. The firm's cash position in 2006 and 2007 would increase.
Explanation:
Depreciation expense is heavily dependent on the useful life of the asset. The longer the useful life, the smaller the depreciation expense because the equipment is being depreciated over a longer period.
If the useful life is reduced from 15 to 10 years therefore, the depreciation expense would increase.
The Cash position of a company is calculated by adding back the depreciation to the Net income after taxes are paid because depreciation is not a cash expense.
If the depreciation is now larger (which it is) and is added back to the Net income, the cash position will therefore increase.
Answer:
Dollar voting is an analogy that has been used to refer to the impact of consumer choice on producers' actions through the flow of consumer payments to producers for their goods and services.