Baxter Corporation anticipated pretax values for the current year as follows: Continuing operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 60,000 Nonordinary items: Item A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30,000) Item B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000 Item C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 Total $ 60,000 The statutory tax rates are as follows: 15% on the first $50,000, 25% on the next $25,000, 34% on the next $25,000, and 39% on amounts in excess of $100,000. Determine the tax expense traceable to nonordinary items B and C.

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Baxter Corporation anticipated pretax values for the current year as follows:

Continuing operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 60,000
Nonordinary items:
Item A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30,000)
Item B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
Item C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
Total $ 60,000

The statutory tax rates are as follows: 15% on the first $50,000, 25% on the next $25,000, 34% on the next $25,000, and 39% on amounts in excess of $100,000. Determine the tax expense traceable to nonordinary items B and C.

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