At December 31, 2016 Apollo Company had a deferred tax liability of $25,000. At December 31, 2017 the deferred tax liability is $42.000. The corporation’s 2017 tax expense-current on the income statement is $48,000. What is the amount of total tax expense? a. $48,000 b. $65,000 c. $31,000 d. $17,000