In its first year of operations, Seagate Tech reported pretax accounting income of $780 million for the current year. Depreciation reported in the tax return in excess of depreciation in the income statement was $900 million. The excess tax will reverse itself evenly over the next three years. The current year's tax rate of 25% will be reduced under the current law to 30% next year and 35% for all subsequent years. At the end of the current year, the deferred tax liability related to the excess depreciation will be:

Multiple Choice

• $315 million.
• $300 million.
• $270 million.
• $360 million.