Answer:
Each year, the employer awards its top salesperson an all-expense-paid trip to Jamaica.
- This should be considered as part of the employees' compensation (and the employee should be taxed), therefore, the company can deduct 100% of it.
The employer has a cafeteria for its employees where meals are furnished at cost.
- Cafeteria meals are not included in the 50% deduction.
The employer sponsors an annual Labor Day picnic for its employees.
- This is considered a recreational activity paid by the employer, so the 50% deduction does not apply.
Every Christmas, the employer gives each employee a fruitcake.
- It is a fringe benefit, although I doubt that the employees are taxed for receiving a fruit cake. There is no 50% deduction. (referred to as de minimis fringe benefit)
The taxpayer gives business gifts to her clients at Christmas.
- Business gives are not subject to a 50% deduction, instead they are subject to a $25 limit.
The correct answer is known as "The Law Enforcement Services".
Law Enforcement Services is the system of the society wherein its members act in a organized and well-trained manners, wherein they enforce the law by investigating, stopping and changing or may also lead to punishing the individuals who violates or break the rules and norms laid out by the government for the betterment of the society.
Answer:
a. Overstates Inflation.
In the case of Mary and Bob, the CPI would have already increased but in this case the price of the minivan increased as well. This will overstate inflation because it will not measure the general rise in price alone (inflation), it will also measure the rise in price as a result of the new minivan having better features.
b. Understated Inflation
Donna's case represents an understated inflation because the quantity shrank yet the price stayed the same. This means that the price is now buying less quantity than it used to which is inflation because more dollars are now required to buy the previous amount. This was not however recorded as there was no change in price.
c. Overstates Inflation
In the case of Zach, the inflation will be overstated because Zach is no longer buying bagels and is now buying muffins so continuing to use bagels as a representative good in the basket of goods used to calculate CPI would be overstating it.
d. Accurate representation of Inflation
In Chris's case, the increase in the price of the same shoe over the years has been because of a general rise in prices and not because it is a different model. It is the same shoe and its price is rising generally so this is an accurate depiction of inflation.
Octavia should tell the customer that she doesn’t know the answer right now, but she will try to figure it out as soon as possible, and it may take a few days.
Another great option is for Octavia to ask a coworker right away who may know the answer to the question.
