Many people have argued that an income tax should be "marriage neutral," that is, two people should pay the same total tax whether they are married or they are single. suppose amanda earnsnothing, ben earns $60,000, and cathy and dylan each earn$30,000. they are all single. amanda pays no tax because she has no income. if they all live in a country that has a progressive income tax, which will behigher: the tax that ben pays or the sum of the taxes cathy and dylan pay? a. the tax that ben pays because high-income individuals pay higher income taxes. b.the sum of the taxes cathy and dylan pay because two people always pay more than one, regardless of income. c.since cathy and dylan's income sums to $60,000, these individuals will likely pay the same amount as ben. d.more information is required to determine who pays the higher tax.

Annuity payments are assumed to come at the end of each payment period (termed an ordinary annuity). however, an exception occurs when the annuity payments come at the beginning of each period (termed an annuity due). what is the future value of a 13-year annuity of $2,800 per period where payments come at the beginning of each period? the interest rate is 9 percent. use appendix c for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. to find the future value of an annuity due when using the appendix tables, add 1 to n and subtract 1 from the tabular value. for example, to find the future value of a $100 payment at the beginning of each period for five periods at 10 percent, go to appendix c for n = 6 and i = 10 percent. look up the value of 7.716 and subtract 1 from it for an answer of 6.716 or $671.60 ($100 × 6.716)

Beck company had the following accounts and balances at the end of the year. what is net income or net loss for the year? cash $ 74 comma 000 accounts payable $12,000 common stock $21,000 dividends $12,000 operating expenses $ 13 comma 000 accounts receivable $ 49 comma 000 inventory $ 47 comma 000 longminusterm notes payable $33,000 revenues $ 91 comma 000 salaries payable $ 30 comma 000

Zeta corporation is a manufacturer of sports caps, which require soft fabric. the standards for each cap allow 2.00 yards of soft fabric, at a cost of $2.00 per yard. during the month of january, the company purchased 25,000 yards of soft fabric at $2.10 per yard, to produce 12,000 caps. what is zeta corporation's materials price variance for the month of january?