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Mr. Donald's and Burger Queen are two competitor firms in the fast food industry. Mr. Donald's had earnings before interest and taxes of $8,200,000 and Burger Queen had earnings before interest and taxes of $9,500,000. Mr. Donald's had $800,000 in interest income for the year, but no interest expense. Burger Queen had $800,000 in interest expense for the year, but no interest income.
a. Calculate taxable income and after-tax earnings for each of the companies using a 34% tax rate.
b. Which firm paid more taxes? Explain why.
In 2019 Elemo Rent a Car reported ordinary income of $14.2 million. In that same year the company had capital gains of $770,000, interest income of $490,000, and it paid $500,000 in interest expense. Calculate Elemo's:
a. Taxable income
b. Taxes due (use a 34% tax rate)
c. Earnings after taxes