<span>a. not counted as part of the labor force</span>
Answer:
Instructions are listed below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Mettel Products sells 100,000 flash drives annually to industrial distributors who resell the drives to business customers for $40 each. The distributors’ margins are 25%. Mettel Products’ cost of goods sold is $10.00 each. Mettel’s total variable costs (including selling costs) are $15.00 per drive.
Selling price= 40/1.25= $32
A) Gross margin= 32 - 15= 17
%= 53%
B) Mettel is considering increasing its annual advertising spending from $75,000 to $150,000.
Break-even point= fixed costs/ contribution margin
Break-even points= 150,000/17= 8,824 units
C) Break-even points= 75,000/14= 5,357 units
Answer:
AOLC_{Allan}=$2750
AOLC_{Kara}=$2475
AOLC_{Allan}=$1000
AOLC_{Kara}=$780
Explanation:
American Opportunity Learning credit.
First, assuming Allan and Kara are eligible, we must know how the two forms of credit work. For the American Opportunity Learning credit (AOLC), it is possible to receive 100% of the tax deduction for the first 2000 and then 25% of the deduction up to a maximum of 2500. So, the amount of the opportunity credit for Allan and Kara is given by:


Now, for the American Lifetime Learning credit (ALLC), we have to allow 20% deduction of taxes up to $2000 if the person meets the requirement of not earning more than 68000, then:


Answer:
B
Explanation:
Year end - December 31,2018 (first account year)
Pretax Income - $640,000
Interest expenses ( $20,000)
Excess warranty expense add back $45,000
Excess depreciation deducted ($120,000)
Taxable income = $545,000
Tax rate = 40%
Income tax expense for 2018 = $545,000 * 40%
=$218,000
Answer:
Detailed solution is given in tabular form in the end for better understanding.