In 2018, Faye, a cash-basis individual taxpayer, received an $8,000 bill for Cook County real estate taxes. Believing the amount to be over-stated by $1,000, Faye paid the full amount in 2018 but immediately started an appeal. In June 2019, the matter was settled and she received a $500 refund. Faye itemizes her deductions on her tax returns. Her total itemized deduction exceeded the standard deductions by $3000 in 2018 What would be her best course of action? A. She should deduct the $8,000 in her 2018 federal income tax return and should report the $500 refund as income in her 2019 federal income tax return.
B. She should not deduct any real estate taxes on her 2018 federal tax return and should deduct $7,500 on her 2019 federal income tax return
C. She should deduct $7,000 on her 2018 federal income tax return and she does not need to include the $500 refund in her 2019 gross income
D. She cannot deduct any amount for the real estate tax on her 2018 income tax return, and should file an amended 2018 federal income tax return in 2019.

In which of the following situations would the price of a good be most likely to increase? a. a breakthrough in productive technology enables a company to increase its output. b. an increase in production costs results from a rise in wages. c. there's a sudden increase in the number of companies competing to sell the good. d. a drop in demand happens too quickly for producers to decrease production to keep up.

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.

When making broccoli cream soup, the broccoli and aromatics should be a. burned. b. simmered. c. puréed. d. sweated.