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Assertion: depreciation affects a project's cash flow. Reason: it reduces the tax payable.

  • A.the assertion is true but the reason given for it is false
  • B.the assertion is false although the reason offered is a true statement in itself
  • C.both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason explains the assertion
  • D.both the assertion and the reason are true but the reason does not explain the assertion

Answer: C

Correct answer: both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason explains the assertion

Both are true and the reason is the only mechanism by which the effect occurs. Depreciation moves no money itself, but it reduces taxable income and hence the tax actually paid, and that reduction is a real cash flow. This is why after-tax analysis must model depreciation and why the method chosen affects a project’s worth.

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