Vermillion, Inc., a publicly held corporation, pays the following salaries to its executives:

Vermillion normally does not pay bonuses, but after reviewing the results of operations for the year, the board of directors decided to pay a 5% bonus to selected executives. What is the amount of these payments that Vermillion may deduct?

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Salary $2,000,000 1,800,000 1,600,000 1,500,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,100,000 800,000 Retirement Plan Contribution $80,000 72,000 64,000 60,000 56,000 48,000 44,000 32,000 Bonus 100,000 CEO CFO Treasurer Marketing vice president Operations vice president Distribution vice president Research vice president Controller 90,000 75,000 70,000 60,000