Which of the following would be most likely to occur in the year after Congress, in an effort

increase tax revenue, passed legislation that forced companies to depreciate equipment ove

longer lives? Assume that sales, other operating costs, and tax rates were not affected, and

assume that the same depreciation method was used for tax and stockholder reporting

purposes.

Companies' physical stocks of hweed acsets woutd inereace

Companies' cash posifions wowid derthe

Companies' cash fows wosid intrease

Companies' aftentak operating proftes wodid deoline.