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For the current year, Creative Designs Inc., a C corporation, reports taxable income of $340,000 before paying salary to Ben the sole shareholder of Creative Designs Inc. (CD). Ben's marginal tax rate on ordinary income is 28 percent and 15 percent on dividend income. Assume CD's tax rate is 39 percent.

a. How much total income tax will Creative Designs and Ben pay on the $340,000 taxable income for the year if CD doesn't pay any salary to Ben and instead distributes all of its after-tax income to Ben as a dividend?

b. How much total income tax will Creative Designs and Ben pay on the $340,000 of income if CD pays Ben a salary of $104,000 and distributes its remaining after-tax earnings to Ben as a dividend?

c. Compare your answer in part a. with your answer to part b. Explain why these numbers are different.

Please explain A, B and C in detail

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