Assume that Western Exploration Corporation is considering the acquisition of Ogden Drilling Company. The latter has a $$590,000$ tax loss carryforward. Projected earnings for the Western Exploration Corporation are as follows:

$\backslash$table$[[,20x1,20x2,20x3,$Total Values$],[$Before$-$tax income,$$255,000,$$$280,000,$$$400,000,$$$935,000$