Vernon is a cash basis taxpayer with a calendar tax year. on october 1, 2016, vernon entered into a lease to rent a building for use in his business at $3,000 a month. on that day vernon paid 18 months rent on the building, a total of $54,000 ($3,000 × 18 months). how much may vernon deduct for rent expense on his 2016 tax return?

Asupermarket has been experiencing long lines during peak periods of the day. the problem is noticeably worse on certain days of the week, and the peak periods are sometimes different according to the day of the week. there are usually enough workers on the job to open all cash registers. the problem is knowing when to call some of the workers stocking shelves up to the front to work the checkout counters. how might decision models the supermarket? what data would be needed to develop these models?

Consider a consumer who is contemplating a new automobile purchase. she has narrowed her decision down to two brands, honda accord and ford taurus. she has identified gas mileage, price, warranty, and styling to be important attributes to consider in her decision

Astudent finds data on an internet site that contains financial information about selected companies. he plans to analyze the data and use the results to develop a stock investment strategy. what kind of data source is he using? what concerns might you have about drawing conclusions from this data set?