Determine the amount of the standard deduction for each of the following taxpayers for tax year 2018: christina, who is single. adrian and carol, who are filing a joint return. their son is blind. peter and elizabeth, who are married and file separate tax returns. elizabeth will itemize her deductions. karen, who earned $1,100 working a part-time job. she can be claimed as a dependent by her parents. rodolfo, who is over 65 and is single. bernard, who is a nonresident alien with u. s. income. manuel, who is 70, and esther, who is 63 and blind, will file a joint return. herman, who is 75 and a qualifying widower with a dependent child.

Bella is the new president of first edition, a group dedicated to the promotion of english literacy in first-generation immigrant communities. in the two years that have passed since bella took the position, the organization's members have become more passionate about their mission and intensified their activities—they put in long hours teaching children to read, promoting the program to parents, and soliciting donations. bella's strength is in her ability to inspire others and make them believe that they are part of something greater than themselves. which term best captures bella's leadership style? a. transactional b. transformational c. legitimate authority d. absolute authority

Differentiate between the trait, behavioral, and results-based performance appraisal systems, providing an example where each would be most applicable.

For each of the following cases determine the ending balance in the inventory account. (hint: first, determine the total cost of inventory available for sale. next, subtract the cost of the inventory sold to arrive at the ending balance.)a. jill’s dress shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $40,000. during the accounting period jill’s purchased $75,000 of inventory, returned $5,000 of inventory, and obtained $750 of purchases discounts. jill’s incurred $1,000 of transportation-in cost and $600 of transportation-out cost. salaries of sales personnel amounted to $31,000. administrative expenses amounted to $35,600. cost of goods sold amounted to $82,300.b. ken’s bait shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $8,000. during the accounting period ken’s purchased $36,900 of inventory, obtained $1,200 of purchases allowances, and received $360 of purchases discounts. sales discounts amounted to $640. ken’s incurred $900 of transportation-in cost and $260 of transportation-out cost. selling and administrative cost amounted to $12,300. cost of goods sold amounted to $33,900.a& b. cost of goods avaliable for sale? ending inventory?