Suppose a firm's tax rate is 25%. a. What offect would a $10.01 million operating expense have on this year's eamings? What effect would it have on next year's eamings? b. What effect would an $11.95 melion capital expense have on this year's earnings if the capital is dopreciated at a rate of $2.39 million per year for five years? What effect would it have on next year's earnings? a. What effoct would a $10.01 million operating expense have on this year's earnings? Earnings would increase (decline) by $ malion. (Round to two decimal places, and use a negative number for a decline.)