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Suppose a firm has the following values represented in it's 2018 and 2019 Balance Sheets and Income Statements:
| Item | 2018 | 2019 |
| Cash | $9,396 | $8,579 |
| Inventory | $8,160 | $8,953 |
| Accounts Receivable | $7,654 | $7,751 |
| Sales Revenue | $178,423 | $175,589 |
| Depreciation Expense | $7,849 | $5,692 |
| Accounts Payable | $6,574 | $7,076 |
| Wages Payable | $6,381 | $7,397 |
| Interest Paid | $7,443 | $5,017 |
| Taxes Paid | $7,443 | $5,017 |
| Paid in capital: Common | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| Bank Loans | $88,755 | $84,523 |
| Equipment | $81,085 | $87,120 |
| Buildings | $169,801 | $173,420 |
| Paid in capital: Preferred | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| Dividends Paid | $4,002 | $4,073 |
| COGS | $53,069 | $53,415 |
| Administrative and Sales Expense | $43,017 | $43,516 |
| Rent and Lease Expense | $27,264 | $24,904 |
What is the value of the firm's taxable income (pre-tax income) for 2018?
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| 2018 | 2019 | ||||||
| Sales Revenue | $ | 1,78,423 | 1,75,589 | ||||
| Less: COGS | 53,069 | 53,415 | |||||
| Gross Profit | 1,25,354 | 1,22,174 | |||||
| less:Administrative and Sales Expense | 43,017 | 43,516 | |||||
| Less: Rent and Lease Expense | 27,264 | 24,904 | |||||
| Less :Depreciation | 7,849 | 5,692 | |||||
| Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) | 47,224 | 48,062 | |||||
| Less : Interest Paid | 7,443 | 5,017 | |||||
| Earnings before Taxes | 39,781 | 43,045 | |||||
| Formula Used : | |||||||
| Gross Profit = Sales Revenue - COGS | |||||||
| Gross Profit = $ 178,423 -$ 53,069 = $ 125,354 | |||||||
| EBIT = Gross Profit - Adiministrataive and sales expense - rent and Lease Expense - Depreciation | |||||||
| EBIT = $ 125,354 - 43,017-27,264-7,849 = $ 47,224 | |||||||
| Taxable Income or Earnings before taxes = EBIT - Interest expense | |||||||
| Taxable Income or Earnings before taxes = $ 47,224 - $ 7,443 | |||||||
| Taxable Income or Earnings before taxes = $ 39,781 | |||||||
| firm's pre tax income for 2018 is $ 39,781 |