Salinger Software was founded in $2005.$ The company lost money each of its first three

years, but was able to turn a profit in $2008.$ Salinger's operating income $($EBIT$)$ for its

first four years of operations is reported below.

The company has no debt, so operating income equals earnings before taxes. The

corporate tax rate has remained constant at $35\%.$ Assume that the company took full

advantage of the carry$-$back, carry$-$forward provisions in the Tax Code, and assume that

the current provisions were applicable in $2005.$ How much tax did the company pay in

$2008?$