In its first four years of operations peridot jewelers reported the following operating income (loss) amounts: 2015 $ 150,000 2016 100,000 2017 (425,000 ) 2018 450,000 there were no other items affecting deferred income taxes in any year. in 2017, peridot elected to carry back its operating loss. the enacted income tax rate was 40%. in its 2018 income statement, what amount should peridot report as income tax expense

Harris fabrics computes its predetermined overhead rate annually on the basis of direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it estimated that 34,000 direct labor-hours would be required for the period’s estimated level of production. the company also estimated $599,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead expenses for the coming period and variable manufacturing overhead of $3.00 per direct labor-hour. harris's actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $768,234 and its actual total direct labor was 34,500 hours.required: compute the company's predetermined overhead rate for the year. (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)