Major Co. reported 2021 income of $304,000 from continuing operations before income taxes and a before-tax loss on discontinued operations of $78,000. All income is subject to a 25% tax rate. In the income statement for the year ended December 31, 2021, Major Co. would show the following line-item amounts for income tax expense and net income: Multiple Choice $56,500 and $382,000 respectfully. $76,000 and $226,000 respectfully. $56,500 and $228,000 respectfully. $76,000 and $169,500 respectively.

The monthly demand equation for an electric utility company is estimated to be p equals 60 minus left parenthesis 10 superscript negative 5 baseline right parenthesis x, where p is measured in dollars and x is measured in thousands of killowatt-hours. the utility has fixed costs of $3 comma 000 comma 000 per month and variable costs of $32 per 1000 kilowatt-hours of electricity generated, so the cost function is upper c left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 3 times 10 superscript 6 baseline plus 32 x. (a) find the value of x and the corresponding price for 1000 kilowatt-hours that maximize the utility's profit. (b) suppose that the rising fuel costs increase the utility's variable costs from $32 to $38, so its new cost function is upper c 1 left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 3 times 10 superscript 6 baseline plus 38 x. should the utility pass all this increase of $6 per thousand kilowatt-hours on to the consumers?