Fred and lucy are married, ages 33 and 32, and together have agi of $120,000 in 2019. they have four dependents and file a joint return. they pay $5,000 for a high deductible health insurance policy and contribute $2,600 to a qualified health savings account. during the year, they paid the following amounts for medical care: $9,200 in doctor and dentist bills and hospital expenses, and $3,000 for prescribed medicine and drugs. in october 2019, they received an insurance reimbursement of $4,400 for the hospitalization. they expect to receive an additional reimbursement of $1,000 in january 2020. determine the maximum itemized deduction allowable for medical expenses in 2019.

Who is not spending wisely? erika goes shopping and saves her receipts. she totals how much she spent and writes it down. mia needs to buy a new pair of shoes because she joined the soccer team. she looks at newspaper ads to find the best price. lauren has been thinking about getting a puppy for a long time. she walks by the pet store at the mall and decides to get a puppy. erin makes a purchase online using a credit card. she knows that she can pay the entire bill when it arrives.

What do you recommend adam do to increase production in a business setting that does not seem to value high productivity?

Speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company’s direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics’ hourly wages. speedy’s overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager’s salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 20,000 fixed overhead cost $ 350,000 variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate. 2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 590 direct labor cost $ 109 direct labor-hours used 6