The Rogers Corporation has a gross profit of $$784,000$ and $$314,000$ in depreciation expense. The Evans Corporation also has $$784,000$ in gross profit, with $$48,900$ in depreciation expense. Selling and administrative expense is $$200,000$ for each company.

a$.$ Given that the tax rate is $40$ percent, compute the cash flow for both companies.

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b$.$ Calculate the difference in cash flow between the two firms.

Difference in cash flow