Jerry, a partner with 30 percent capital and profits interest, received his Schedule K-1 from Plush Pillows, LP. At the beginning of the year, Jerry's tax basis in his partnership interest was $56,000. His current-year Schedule K-1 reported an ordinary loss of $21,000, long-term capital gain of $3,600, qualified dividends of $2,600, $1,100 of non-deductible expenses, a $16,000 cash contribution, and a reduction of $4,600 in his share of partnership debt. What is Jerry's adjusted basis in his partnership interest at the end of the year

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations

Beranek corp has $720,000 of assets, and it uses no debt--it is financed only with common equity. the new cfo wants to employ enough debt to raise the debt/assets ratio to 40%, using the proceeds from borrowing to buy back common stock at its book value. how much must the firm borrow to achieve the target debt ratio? a. $273,600b. $288,000c. $302,400d. $317,520e. $333,396

Max has set some financial goals and created a budget. what else does max need to have a complete financial plan? a. loan information, insurance plan, and a saving and investing plan b. net worth statement, risk management plan, and investment principals c. net worth statement, insurance plan, and a saving and investing plan d. net worth statement, spreadsheet, and risk management plan