Harkin Company purchased a building on a tract of land and allocated the entire cost of the purchase to building. Normally it depreciates buildings over 20 years using the straight-line method with zero residual value and does not depreciate land. Because of its accounting treatment of the purchase, Harkin's income before taxes for the next 20 years will be
a. overstated.
b. understated.
c. unaffected.
d. in conformance with GAAP.
b
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