This year Randy paid $28,150 of interest. (Randy borrowed $455,000 to buy his residence, which is currently worth $507,500.) Randy also paid $2,550 of interest on his car loan and $4,275 of margin interest to his stockbroker (investment interest expense). How much of this interest expense can Randy deduct as an itemized deduction under the following circumstances?a. Randy received $2,200 of interest this year and no other investment income or expenses. His AGI is $75,000.b. Randy had no investment income this year, and his AGI is $75,000.
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Required: 1-a. the marketing manager argues that a $5,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $9,000. calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income. 1-b. should the advertising budget be increased ? yes no hintsreferencesebook & resources hint #1 check my work 8.value: 1.00 pointsrequired information 2-a. refer to the original data. management is considering using higher-quality components that would increase the variable expense by $2 per unit. the marketing manager believes that the higher-quality product would increase sales by 10% per month. calculate the change in total contribution margin. 2-b. should the higher-quality components be used? yes no