Two years ago, gina loaned tom $50,000. tom signed a note the terms of which called for monthly payments of $2,000 plus 6% interest on the outstanding balance. last year, when the balance owing on the loan was $18,000, tom defaulted on the note. as of the end of last year, there appeared to be no reasonable prospect of gina recovering the $18,000. as a consequence, gina claimed the $18,000 as a nonbusiness bad debt. last year, gina had agi of a negative $6,000 which included $5,000 net long-term capital gains and $4,000 of qualified dividends. gina did not itemize her deductions. during the current year, tom paid gina $13,000 in final settlement of the loan. how should gina account for the payment in the current yea

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.