George and weezy received $30,200 of social security benefits this year($12,000 for george; $18,200 for weezy). they also received $5,000 of interest from jointly owned city of ranburne bonds and dividend income.

what amount of the social security benefits must george and weezy include in their gross income under the follwoing independent situations?

a. george and weezy file married joint and receive $8,000 of dividend income from stocks owned by george. amount to be included as taxable income?

b. george and weezy file married separate and receive $8,000 of dividend income from stocks owned by george amount to be included george and weezy?

c. george and weezy file married joint and receive $30,000 of dividend income from stocks owned by george. amount to be included as taxable income?

d. george and weezy file married joint and receive $15,000 of dividend income from stocks owned by george. amount to be included as taxable income?

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i. e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i. e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process. c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces