Sombrero Corporation, a U.S. corporation, operates through a branch in Espania. Management projects that the companys pretax income in the next taxable year will be $123,100: $98,000 from U.S. operations and $25,100 from the Espania branch. Espania taxes corporate income at a rate of 30 percent.

a. If managements projections are accurate, what will be Sombreros excess foreign tax credit in the next taxable year? Assume all of the income is foreign branch income. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) b. Management plans to establish a second branch in Italia. Italia taxes corporate income at a rate of 10 percent. What amount of income will the branch in Italia have to generate to eliminate the excess credit generated by the branch in Espania? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)