In its first year of operations, Pioneer Natural reported pretax accounting income of $680 million for the current year. Depreciation reported in the tax return in excess of depreciation in the income statement was $600 million. The excess tax will reverse itself evenly over the next three years. The current year's tax rate of 25% will be reduced under the current law to 30% next year and 35% for all subsequent years. At the end of the current year, the deferred tax liability related to the excess depreciation will be: Multiple Choice   $200 million.   $180 million.   $240 million.   $210 million.

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17. In its first year of operations, Pioneer Natural reported pretax accounting income of $680 million for the current year. Depreciation reported in the tax return in excess of depreciation in the income statement was $600 million. The excess tax will reverse itself evenly over the next three years. The current year's tax rate of 25% will be reduced under the current law to 30% next year and 35% for all subsequent years. At the end of the current year, the deferred tax liability related to the excess depreciation will be:

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    $200 million.
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    $180 million.
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    $240 million.
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    $210 million.

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