In 2021, due to a change in marketing forecasts, Barney Corporation reduced the projected life of its patent for producing round dice. The cumulative patent amortization prior to 2021 would have been $27 million higher had the new life been used. Barney's tax rate is 25%. Barney's retained earnings as of December 31, 2021, would be?


Due to an error in computing depreciation expense, Prewitt Corporation overstated accumulated depreciation by $11 million as of December 31, 2021. Prewitt has a tax rate of 30%. Prewitt's retained earnings as of December 31, 2021, would be?



On January 2, 2021, Tobias Company began using straight-line depreciation for a certain class of assets. In the past, the company had used double-declining-balance depreciation for these assets. As of January 2, 2021, the amount of the change in accumulated depreciation is $48,000. The appropriate tax rate is 25%. The separately reported change in 2021 earnings is?

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