Abby, a single taxpayer, purchased 10,000 shares of § 1244 stock several years ago at a cost of $20 per share. in november of the current year, abby received an offer to sell the stock for $12 per share. she has the option of either selling all of the stock now or selling half of the stock now and half of the stock in january of next year. abby will receive a salary of $80,000 for the current year and $90,000 next year. abby will have long-term capital gains of $8,000 for the current year and $10,000 next year. if abby's goal is to minimize her agi for the two years, determine whether she should sell all of her stock this year or half of her stock this year and half next year. a. the loss on the sale of abby's § 1244 stock is treated as an ordinary loss. this treatment for taxpayers filing as single is limited to $ per year. b. determine abby's total agi under both options for the current year and next year. if an amount is zero, enter "0".

Jameson manages a well-known cell phone company. this company has been voted as having the best cell-phone service. consumers appreciate the fact that they can call from almost anywhere in the world and the service still gets through. jameson knows that the company's product far surpasses that of the competition. one thing has been bothering him, though. in order to put so many resources into ensuring the best service, jameson has cut back on employees at the firm's customer call center. recently, consumers have begun complaining about long wait times when they call in with a problem or concern. although its cell phone service is still considered one of the best, customer satisfaction with the firm's customer service has plummeted. jameson does not understand why consumers are getting so upset. he believes the exceptional cell phone service more than makes up for long waiting periods and other issues with its customer service. "after all," he says, "they can't have it all. if i invest more in customer service, that means less investment on ensuring the quality of our product offering."refer to scenario. jameson has asked you, a marketing consultant, to give him advice. he cannot understand how a cell-phone company with the best product offering in the cell-phone service industry could get such low satisfaction ratings simply because the customer service is not up to par. you suggest that jameson has a narrowly defined view of the company's product offering. you tell jameson that successful marketers should define their products as what they

Fess receives wages totaling $74,500 and has net earnings from self-employment amounting to $71,300. in determining her taxable self-employment income for the oasdi tax, how much of her net self-employment earnings must fess count? a. $74,500 b. $71,300 c. $53,900 d. $127,200 e. none of the above.

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