Farr, an unmarried taxpayer, had $70,000 of adjusted gross income and the following deductions for regular income tax purposes:_
________Home mortgage interest on a loan to acquire a principal residence $11,000Miscellaneous itemized deductions above the threshold limitation 2,000What are Farr's total allowable itemized deductions for computing alternative minimum taxable income?a. $2,000b. $13,000c. $11,000d. $0
For computational purposes, both the Mortgage interest as well as the miscellaneous itemized deducted qualify as deductions based on the Schedule A which is the regular tax purposes.
However, only Mortgage interest will be allowable itemized deduction because miscellaneous itemized deductions fall under the category of adjustments and as such do not qualify for deductions under the AMT which is the Alternative Minimum Taxable Income.
Based on the explanation, only $11,000 of mortgage interest qualifies.
The correct answer is letter "D": the revenue a government created by printing money.
Explanation:
<em>When the government prints more money, there will be more supply of it. A higher supply of money tends to increase general prices causing inflation. Therefore, households will have to pay more money for goods and services which implies they will be paying more taxes, benefiting the government since it will have more money to finance its projects.
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The previous practice mentioned is implemented by governments that are not willing to increase the interest rate directly.
restricting the entry; trade restrictions; import tariffs; rent-seeking; monopoly
Explanation:
Monopolists want to maximize their profits by keeping the potential competitors out of the market. For restricting the entry of potential firms they adopt the practice of lobbying for trade restrictions which restrict entry. One such restriction is importing tariff which will reduce competition from foreign products. Such lobbying can be defined as a form of rent-seeking which means using political means to secure monopoly position.
Even at the lower average variable cost, which is 3.50 dolllar will be lossing money given a market price of 3.00 dollar
Considering is not making enough to cover the variable cost the best option is to shut down and only take a hit for the fixed cost until it can totally exit the market. If it tries to produce it will only make thinks worse as producing generates more losses
