Assume Maple Corp

Assume Maple Corp. has just completed the third year of its existence (year 3). The table below indicates Maple's ending book nventory for each year and the additional $263A costs it was required to include in its ending inventory. Maple immediately expensed hese costs for book purposes. In year 2, Maple sold all of its year 1 ending inventory, and in year 3 it sold all of its year 2 ending nventory Ending book inventory Additional $263A costs Ending tax inventory Year 1 $2,640,000 46,000 $2,686,000 Year 2 $3,017,500 73,500 $3,091,000 Year 3 $2,285,500 63,750 $2,349, 250 Required: a. What book-tax difference associated with its inventory did Maple report in year 1? Was the difference favorable or unfavorable? Was it permanent or temporary? b. What book-tax difference associated with its inventory did Maple report in year 2? Was the difference favorable or unfavorable? Was it permanent or temporary? c. What book-tax difference associated with its inventory did Maple report in year 3? Was the difference favorable or unfavorable? Was it permanent or temporary?