Apple Inc. (AAPL) designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related software. Apple also manufactures and distrib music players (iPod), mobile phones (iPhone), and smartwatches (Apple Watch) along with related accessories and services, including or distribution of third-party music, videos, and applications. The following information was taken from a recent annual report of Apple: Property, Plant, and Equipment (in millions): a. Compute the book value of the fixed assets for the current year and the preceding year. Current year book value (in millions) \$ Preceding year book value (in millions) $ A comparison of the book values of the current and preceding years indicates that they A comparison of the total co and accumulated depreciation reveals that Apple purchased $ million of additional fixed assets, which was offset by the additional depreciation expense of $ million taken during the current year. b. Would you normally expect Apple's book value of fixed assets to increase or decrease during the year