For a recent year, the balance sheet for The Alphabet Soup Company includes accrued expenses of $531,420. The income before taxes for The Alphabet Soup Company for the year was $510,000.

a. Assume the adjusting entry for $531,420 of accrued expenses was not recorded at the end of the year. By how much would income before taxes have been misstated? $

b. What is the percentage of the misstatement in (a) to the reported income of $510,000? Round to one decimal place.