Bens Corporation has three service departments (Repairs, HR, and IT) and two production departments (M1 and M2). The following usage data for each of the service departments for the previous period follow. Repairs HR IT M1 M2
Repairs 0% 0% 40% 60%
HR 10% 20% 35% 35%
IT 0% 10% 20% 70%

The direct costs of the service departments in the previous period were $36,000 for Repairs, $55,600 for HR, and $81,000 for IT.

Required:
Use the step method to allocate the service department costs to the production departments. Allocate HR costs first, followed by IT, and then Repairs

In 2018, laureen is currently single. she paid $2,800 of qualified tuition and related expenses for each of her twin daughters sheri and meri to attend state university as freshmen ($2,800 each for a total of $5,600). sheri and meri qualify as laureen’s dependents. laureen also paid $1,900 for her son ryan’s (also laureen’s dependent) tuition and related expenses to attend his junior year at state university. finally, laureen paid $1,200 for herself to attend seminars at a community college to her improve her job skills. what is the maximum amount of education credits laureen can claim for these expenditures in each of the following alternative scenarios? a. laureen's agi is $45,000.b. laureen’s agi is $95,000.c. laureen’s agi is $45,000 and laureen paid $12,000 (not $1,900) for ryan to attend graduate school (i. e, his fifth year, not his junior year).