Tobac Company reported an operating loss of $141,000 for financial reporting and tax purposes in 2021. The enacted tax rate is 25% for 2021 and all future years. Assume that Tobac operates in an industry for which NOL carryback is allowed and elects a loss carryback. No valuation allowance is needed for any deferred tax assets. Taxable income, tax rates, and income taxes paid in Tobac's first four years of operations were as follows: Taxable income Tax rates Taxes paid
2017 $39,000 30% $11,700
2018 $44,000 30% $13,200
2019 $51,000 35% $17,850
2020 $49,000 40% $19,600

Required:
a. Prepare a compound journal entry to record Tobac's tax provision for the year 2021.
b. Compute Tobac's net loss for 2021.

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces