In $2024,$ ST Inc. received $$350,000$ in dividends from Hawkins Laboratories Inc. ST$\text{'}$s taxable income before the dividends received deduction $($but including the dividend income$)$ and before a $$50,000$ charitable contribution is $$300,000.$ DH also had tax exempt interest income $$5,000,$ and nondeductible fines of $$10,000.$

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a$.$ Assuming there are no book$-$tax differences but those stated above, what is ST$$s book income for $2022?$

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b$.$ What is ST$\text{'}$s DRD assuming it owns $15\%$ of the Hawking Laboratories Inc. stock, as well as its taxable income for $2024?(25$ points$)$

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c$.$ Using your answers from $1$ and $2$ above, complete ST$$s Schedule M$-1$ for $2024.$