Income tax expense

$\backslash$table$[[(450,000),(375,000)$

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For $20$Y$2,$ Tri$-$Comic Company initiated a sales promotion campaign that included the expenditure of an additional $$50,000$ for advertising. At the end of the year, Lumi Neer, the president, is presented with the following condensed comparative income statement:

Tri$-$Comic Company

Comparative Income Statement

For the Years Ended December $31,20$ Y$2$ and $20Y1$

$\backslash$table$[[,20$Y$2,20$Y$1],[$Sales$,$$$1,500,000,$$$1,250,000$