Eckert corporation's partial income statement after its first year of operations is as follows:

income before income taxes $3,750,000
income tax expense
current $1,035,000
deferred 90,000 1,125,000
net income $2,625,000

eckert uses the straight-line method of depreciation for financial reporting purposes and accelerated depreciation for tax purposes. the amount charged to depreciation expense on its books this year was $2,400,000. no other differences existed between book income and taxable income except for the amount of depreciation. assuming a 30% tax rate, what amount was deducted for depreciation on the corporation's tax return for the current year?

a. $2,700,000

b. $1,125,000

c. $2,400,000

d. $2,100,000