Chocolate Pie Company's taxable income and other data for 2020 are presented below:         Taxable Income  $ 500,000     Interest received on municipal bonds              55,000     Estimated bad debt expense (not written off)              30,000     Cash expenditures for warranties              98,000     Product warranty expense for accounting purposes            152,000     Gross profit on installment sales for 2020            170,000     Gross profit recognized for tax purposes based on 2020 installment sales 150,000                                      Required:       a. Calculate 2020 pretax financial income.       b. For each item, explain why there is a difference if any exists, between how it is treated for tax purposes and pretax financial income.

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Chocolate Pie Company's taxable income and other data for 2020 are presented below:
       
Taxable Income  $ 500,000    
Interest received on municipal bonds              55,000    
Estimated bad debt expense (not written off)              30,000    
Cash expenditures for warranties              98,000    
Product warranty expense for accounting purposes            152,000    
Gross profit on installment sales for 2020            170,000    
Gross profit recognized for tax purposes based on 2020 installment sales 150,000    
                        
       
Required:      
a. Calculate 2020 pretax financial income.      
b. For each item, explain why there is a difference if any exists, between how it is treated for tax purposes and pretax financial income.    
       
       
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