Harrison, inc. acquires 100% of the voting stock of rhine company on january 1, 2010 for $400,000 cash. a contingent payment of $16,500 will be paid on april 15, 2011 if rhine generates cash flows from operations of $27,000 or more in the next year. harrison estimates that there is a 20% probability that rhine will generate at least $27,000 next year, and uses an interest rate of 5% to incorporate the time value of money. the fair value of $16,500 at 5%, using a probability weighted approach, is $3,142.

what will harrison record as its investment in rhine on january 1, 2010?

a.

$400,000.

b.

$403,142.

c.

$406,000.

d.

$409,142.

e.

$416,500.

Suppose that kenji, an economist from an am talk radio program, and lucia, an economist from a school of industrial relations, are arguing over health insurance. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: lucia: a popular topic for debate among politicians as well as economists is the idea of providing government assistance for health benefits. kenji: i think it is oppressive for the government to tax people who take care of themselves in order to pay for health insurance for those who are obese. lucia: i disagree. i think government funding of health insurance is useful to ensure basic fairness. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? lawyers make up an excessive percentage of elected officials. minimum wage laws do more to harm low-skilled workers than them. tariffs and import quotas generally reduce economic welfare.

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You meet that special person and get married. amazingly your spouse has exactly the same income you do 47,810. if your tax status is now married filing jointly what is your tax liability