When conducting incremental analysis, what step must always be taken immediately prior to beginning the pairwise comparisons? Group of answer choices Order the alternatives from highest to lowest initial investment Order the alternatives from lowest to highest initial investment Order to alternatives from lowest to highest internal rate of return Order the alternatives from lowest to highest present worth Order the alternatives from highest to lowest annual worth Order the alternatives from highest to lowest present worth Order the alternatives from lowest to highest annual worth Order to alternatives from highest to lowest internal rate of return Order the alternatives from highest to lowest salvage value Order the alternatives from lowest to highest salvage value

Martinez company has the following two temporary differences between its income tax expense and income taxes payable. 2017 2018 2019 pretax financial income $873,000 $866,000 $947,000 (2017' 2018, 2019) excess depreciation expense on tax return (29,400 ) (39,000 ) (9,600 ) (2017' 2018, 2019) excess warranty expense in financial income 20,000 9,900 8,300 (2017' 2018, 2019) taxable income $863,600 $836,900 $945,700(2017' 2018, 2019) the income tax rate for all years is 40%. instructions: a. prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2017, 2018, and 2019. b. assuming there were no temporary differences prior to 2016, indicate how deferred taxes will be reported on the 2016 balance sheet. button's warranty is for 12 months. c. prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement for 2017, beginning with the line, "pretax financial income."