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Suppose an asset is sold for less than its book value at the end of a projects life, and generates a loss that is fully deductible from the firm's ordinary income.

The tax consequences from the sale of the asset will:

a) reduce the firm's tax liability
b) increase the firms tax liability
c) have no effect on the firms tax liability

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