Martin retired in May 2019. His pension is $1,000 per month from a qualified retirement plan to which he contributed $42,000, and to which his employer contributed $12,000. Martin was 67 when the plan payments started. During 2019, he received 8 months of payment for a total of $8,000 from the plan.

a.	Using the simplified method, calculate Martin's taxable income for 2019 from the retirement plan distributions.
b.	If Martin's contributions to the plan had been $25,200, instead of $42,000, using the simplified method, how much taxable income would he have to report in 2019 from the plan distributions?