Ladder Co. at the end of 2020, its first year of operations, prepared a reconciliation between pretax financial income and taxable income as follows: Pretax financial income $ 1,200,000 Estimated litigation expense 3,000,000 Installment sales (2,400,000) Taxable income $ 1,800,000 The estimated litigation expense of $3,000,000 will be deductible in 2022 when it is expected to be paid. The gross profit from the installment sales will be realized in the amount of $1,200,000 in each of the next two years. The estimated liability for litigation is classified as noncurrent and the installment accounts receivable are classified as $1,200,000 current and $1,200,000 noncurrent. The income tax rate is 20% for all years. The deferred tax asset to be recognized is

Group of answer choices

a.$120,000 current

b. $600,000 current

c. $600,000 noncurrent

d. $0