Answer:
tax expense: 34% Â Â Â Â 103,020 dollars
Explanation:
Sales             2,400,000
COGS 34% of sales   (816,000) Â
Gross profit         1,584,000‬
other operating     (1,200,000)
depreciation          (80,500)
interest expense
450,000 x 9% Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (40,500)
gain on investment     40,000 Â
Income before taxes   303,000
tax expense: 34% Â Â Â Â 103,020
The dividends paid are not an expense or revenue for the period. is the distribution of prior period gains.