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Answer
Retained earnings will be overstated by $38.40 million
Explanation:
The overstatement of retained earnings by this amount arises from the fact that if the depreciation of $64 million had been charged, the charge will have been tax deductible at 40% thus the amount overstated if (1-40%) x $64m =$38.4m.