For its first year of operations, Tringali Corporation's reconciliation of pretax accounting income to taxable income is as follows: Pretax accounting income $340,000 Permanent difference (14,500) 325,500 Temporary difference-depreciation (19,900) Taxable income $305,600 Tringali's tax rate is 36%.

What should Tringali report as its income tax expense for its first year of operations?

a. $110,016.

b. $122,400.

c. $117,180

d.$120,681