Solaris Corporation prepared the following estimates for the four quarters of the current year:

	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
Sales	$	1,100,000		$	1,320,000		$	1,540,000		$	1,760,000
Cost of goods sold		410,000			490,000			560,000			610,000
Administrative costs		270,000			165,000			170,000			180,000
Advertising costs		0			140,000			0			0
Executive bonuses		0			0			0			60,000
Provision for bad debts		0			0			0			56,000
Annual maintenance costs		64,000			0			0			0

Additional Information

• First-quarter administrative costs include the $120,000 annual insurance premium.
• Advertising costs paid in the second quarter relate to television advertisements that will be broadcast throughout the entire year.
• No special items affect income during the year.
• The company estimates an effective income tax rate for the year of 25 percent.

1. Assuming that actual results do not vary from the estimates provided, determine the amount of net income to be reported each quarter of the current year.

2. Assume that actual results do not vary from the estimates provided except for that in the third quarter, the estimated annual effective income tax rate is revised downward to 22 percent. Determine the amount of net income to be reported each quarter of the current year.

Answer is complete but not entirely correct.

	Period	Net Income
a.	1st Quarter	$309,750selected answer incorrect
	2nd Quarter	478,500selected answer incorrect
	3rd Quarter	933,750selected answer incorrect
	4th Quarter	1,125,000selected answer incorrect
b.	1st Quarter	$258,000selected answer incorrect
	2nd Quarter	333,000selected answer incorrect
	3rd Quarter	453,700selected answer incorrect
	4th Quarter	533,200selected answer incorrect