Use the Following Information to Answer the Following Question(s)

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the following question(s) .
A firm is trying to determine whether to replace an existing asset.The proposed asset has a purchase price of $50,000 and has installation costs of $3,000.The asset will be depreciated over its five year life using the straight-line method.The new asset is expected to increase sales by $17,000 and non-depreciation expenses by $2,000 annually over the life of the asset.Due to the increase in sales,the firm expects an increase in working capital during the asset's life of $1,500,and the firm expects to be able to sell the asset for $6,000 at the end of its life.The existing asset was originally purchased three years ago for $25,000,has a remaining life of five years,and is being depreciated using the straight-line method.The expected salvage value at the end of the asset's life (i.e. ,five years from now) is $5,000;however,the current sale price of the existing asset is $20,000,and its current book value is $15,625.The firm's marginal tax rate is 34 percent and its required rate of return is 12 percent.
-If the new machine is purchased,depreciation expense will increase or decrease by

A) increase $8,000.
B) increase $6,900.
C) increase $6,300.
D) decrease $5,000.