Initiative is an important quality because it proves that you want to do your job or task successfully and independently. Lack of initiative shows laziness and/or low confidence in one's skills.
Answer:
a. People respond to incentives.
Explanation:
Assuming the state of Wyoming passes a law that increases the tax on cigarettes thereby causing smokers who live in Wyoming to start purchasing their cigarettes in surrounding states.
Consequently, an increase in the tax on cigarettes altered the behavior of the smokers in Wyoming, it made them to purchase from neighboring states.
This illustrates or reflect the fact that people respond to incentives.
Answer:
a. Adjusted Gross income is calculated as;
= Wages + Interest - Deduction
= 41,000 + 700 - 5,000
= $36,700
b. The couple will pick their Standard deduction in 2019 because its more than the itemized deduction.
Standard deduction for couples in 2019 = $24,400
c. I assume you mean their 2019 taxable income which is;
= Adjusted Gross income - Standard deduction
= 36,700 - 24,400
= $12,300
<em>Note; As of 2018 there are no more personal deductions. </em>