Mariota Industries has sales of $380,080 and costs of $178,290. The company paid $32,390 in interest and $14,500 in dividends. It also increased retained earnings by $69,626 during the year. Of the company's depreciation was $19,820, what was its average tax rate

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Answer 1

Answer:

tax rate = 43.76%

Explanation:

Mariota's net income before taxes = $380,080 - $178,290 - $19,820 - $32,390  = $149,580

Mariota's net income after taxes = $69,626 + $14,500 = $84,126

$149,580 x (1 - tax rate) =  $84,126

1 - tax rate = $84,126 / 149,580 = 0.5624

1 - tax rate = 0.5624

1 - 0.5624  = tax rate

tax rate = 0.4376 = 43.76%


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Calculate, to the nearest cent, the present value of an investment that will be worth $1,000 at the stated interest rate after the stated amount of time. HINT [See Quick Example 4.] 5 years, at 1.2% per year, compounded weekly (52 times per year)

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Answer:

$941.77  

Explanation:

The formula for present value when interest is compounded on a weekly basis is shown below:

PV=FV/(1+r/t)^(nt)

FV=future cash flow=$1000

r=interest rate=1.2%

t=number of times interest is compounded yearly=52

n=number of years prior to receiving the future amount=5 years

PV=1000/(1+1.2%/52)^(5*52)

PV=1000/(1+0.000230769 )^260

PV=1000/(1.000230769)^260

PV=$941.77  

You own a fixed income asset with a MaCaulay duration of 5 years. If the level of required yields, which is currently at 8%, goes down by 0.10%, how much do you expect the price of the asset to change (in

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Answer:

The price of the asset to change (in percentage ) is 0.463%

Explanation:

As per given data

Duration = 5 years

Chnage in the yield rate = -0.10%

Price of the asset change can be calculated using following formula

Percentage price change = -Duration x [tex]\frac{Change in the yield rate}{( 1 + Yield rate)}[/tex]

Placing values in the formula

Percentage price change = -5 years x [tex]\frac{-0.0010}{( 1 + 0.8)}[/tex]

Percentage price change = 0.00463

Percentage price change = 0.463%

Suppose that a bond has one year to maturity. The yield to maturity on the bond if it was bought for $1110.00 and has a $1100 face value with a coupon rate of 11% is__________ %. (Round your response to the nearest whole number)

Consider a coupon bond with a face value of $1350, one year to maturity and a coupon rate of 8%. Given a yield to maturity of 7%, the price the bond will sell for is $________ .

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Answer:

1. Face value = $1,100, Coupon rate = 11%, Nper = 1, PMT = $121 (1,100*11%), PV = $1,110

Yield of maturity = Rate(NPER. PMT, -PV, FV)

Yield of maturity = Rate (1, $121, -$1110, $1100)

Yield of maturity = 10%

2. Face value = $1,350, Coupon rate = 8%, Nper = 1, PMT = 108(1350*8%), Yield = 7%

Price of the bond = PV(rate, nper, pmt, fv)

Price of the bond = PV(7%, 1, 1,108, 1350)

Price of the bond = $1,362.62

ssume that you own an annuity that will pay you $15,000 per year for 12 years, with the first payment being made today. You need money today to open a new restaurant, and your uncle offers to give you $100,000 for the annuity. If you sell it, what rate of return would your uncle earn on his investment

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Answer:

13.08%

Explanation:

this is an annuity due, and to determine its present value we can use the following formula:

present value = (annual payment / i) x {1 - [1 / (1 + i)ⁿ]} x (1 + i)

100,000 = (15,000 / i) x {1 - [1 / (1 + i)¹²]} x (1 + i)

The math is really complicated if you do it by hand, instead you should use a financial calculator. You would need to calculate the IRR, but the cash flows are:

first cash flow = -85,000

then 11 cash flows of 15,000 (remember that an annuity due is collected in advance)

IRR = 13.08%

You purchased 100 shares of common stock on margin for $35 per share. The initial margin is 60%, and the stock pays no dividend. What would your rate of return be if you sell the stock at $30 per share

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Answer:

Rate of Return=-23.80%

Explanation:

Calculation for the rate of return

First step is to calculate the investment

Investment=100($35 per share )(0.60)

Investment= $2,100

Second step is to calculate gain on stock sale

Loss on stock sale = ($30 - $35)(100)

Loss on stock sale = -$500

Last step is to calculate the rate of return

Using this formula

Rate of Return =Loss on stock sale/Investment

Let plug in the formula

Rate of Return=(-$500/$2,100)

Rate of Return = -0.2380*100

Rate of Return=-23.80%

Therefore the Rate of Return will be -23.80%

A potato shortage results in an increased variable cost per potato of $.40, but selling prices remained unchanged. How many additional potatoes will the vendor have to sell to still achieve the profit objective of $750 per week

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Answer: 40 potatoes

Explanation:

The number of potatoes that the vendor had to see previously to get $750 in profit is;

= (Fixed cost + Profit objective) / Contribution margin

= (600 + 750) / ( 4.90 - 1.03)

= 349 potatoes

Number of potatoes to be sold with increase in cost

= (600 + 750) / (4.90 - 1.03 - 0.4)

= 389 potatoes

Additional potatoes;

= 389 - 349

= 40 potatoes

Note : Contribution margin = Sales - Variable cost

A7X Corp. just paid a dividend of $2.40 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at 16 percent for the next eight years and then level off to a growth rate of 6 percent indefinitely. If the required return is 15 percent, what is the price of the stock today

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Answer:

50.26

Explanation:

We can calculate the price of the stock by summing up the present values of all years. To calculate PV of each year we need to grow the dividend value by 6% and then multiply it to the Present value factor.

Year   D0 Value of dividend   PVF (15%)            Value

1    D1                   2.78                 0.869                         2.42

2    D2           3.23                 0.756                              2.44

3    D3            3.75                 0.657                         2.46

4    D4            4.35                 0.571                               2.48

5    D5             5.04                 0.497                         2.51

6       D6             5.85                 0.432                         2.53

7    D7             6.78                 0.375                         2.55

8    D8              7.87                 0.326                         2.57

9    D9              8.34                 0.09                      30.29

Stock value                                                          50.26

You expect KT industries (KTI) will have earnings per share of $3 in one year and expect that they will pay out $2 of these earnings to shareholders in the form of a dividend. KTI's return on new investments is 15% and their equity cost of capital is 10%. The expected growth rate for KTI's dividends is _______ .

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Answer:

The growth rate is 5%

Explanation:

The computation of the  expected growth rate is shown below:

= Return on new investment × Retention ratio

= 15% × ($3 - $2) ÷ 3

= 5%

We simply multiplied the return on new investment with the retention ratio so that the growth rate could come

hence, the growth rate is 5%

And, the same is to be considered

Explain why for many mass produced goods the private marginal cost is less than 3/4 of average unsunk cost in a period that includes the year before and the year after production starts.

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Answer:

Marginal cost is equal to private marginal cost. The private marginal cost is less than 3/4 of average sunk cost then the marginal returns are not equal to marginal cost.

Explanation:

Every business exist to earn profits. There will be profit maximization for a business when marginal cost equals the marginal cost. The sunk cost is not considered when analyzing a business operation as it is a cost which cannot be recovered anyway. If the sunk cost is 3/4 of average marginal cost then the returns will be lower and perfect equilibrium will not be reached.

g Is it possible for a company to exhibit a negative EPS and thus a negative P/E ratio? No Yes Which of the following statements is true about market value ratios? High P/E ratios could mean that the company has a great deal of uncertainty in its future earnings. Low P/E ratios could mean that the company has a great deal of uncertainty in its future earnings.

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Answer:

a) Yes

b) High P/E ratios could mean that the company has a great deal of uncertainty in its future earnings

Explanation:

A) Yes, a company's shares can actually exhibit a negative P/E ratio, so it's not impossible, not in the least.

B) High P/E ratios could mean that the company has a great deal of uncertainty in its future earnings because when firms have great or high P/E ratios, they are usually examined to be properties of germination. P/E ratio is calculated to be the value of the share in any contemporary time as it tends to the profits that particular company have listed as it's financial term, oftentimes, they are usually on a per-share basis.

Which of the following editors would handle a copyright issue?

a: managing editor
b: assignment editor
c: macro editor
d: micro editor

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Answer:

Managing Editor

Explanation:

Im a smart boy

Answer:

a

Explanation:

Novak Imports is a merchandising Firm. Last year they reported sales of $677000 and cost of goods sold of $405100. The company's total variable selling and administrative expense was $60750, and fixed selling and administrative expense was $54350. The total contribution margin for the firm is:

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Answer:

Contribution margin = $211,150

Contribution margin ratio = 31.19%

Explanation:

total sales revenue                                   $677,000

variable costs:

Cost of goods sold $405,100S&A expenses $60,750                 ($465,850)

Contribution margin                                    $211,150

Fixed expenses                                         ($54,350)

Operating income                                     $156,800

Contribution margin ratio = $211,150 / $677,000 = 31.19%

In a data dictionary, data elements are combined into ____, which are meaningful combinations of data elements that are included in data flows or retained in data stores.

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Answer:

Records.

Explanation:

A database management system (DBMS) can be defined as a collection of software applications that typically enables computer users to create, store, modify, retrieve and manage data or informations in a database. Generally, it allows computer users to efficiently retrieve and manage their data with an appropriate level of security.

A data dictionary can be defined as a centralized collection of information on a specific data such as attributes, names, fields and definitions that are being used in a computer database system.

In a data dictionary, data elements are combined into records, which are meaningful combinations of data elements that are included in data flows or retained in data stores.

This ultimately implies that, a data dictionary found in a computer database system typically contains the records about all the data elements (objects) such as data relationships with other elements, ownership, type, size, primary keys etc. This records are stored and communicated to other data when required or needed.

Basically, when a database management system (DBMS) receives data update requests from application programs, it simply instructs the operating system installed on a server to provide the requested data or informations.

Consignment goods are: Multiple Choice Goods shipped to the consignor who sells the goods for the owner. Always paid for by the consignee when they take possession. Reported in the consignee's books as inventory. Goods shipped by the owner to the consignee who sells the goods for the owner. Not reported in the consignor's inventory since they do not have possession of the inventory.

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Answer:  Goods shipped by the owner to the consignee who sells the goods for the owner.

Explanation:

In a Consignment type of sale, a dealer known as a Consignee sells goods on behalf of the owner of the goods who is known as the Consignor.

The Consignor will always maintain ownership of the goods until sale which means that whatever the Consignee does not sell goes back to the Consignor/ owner.

As already inferred, the goods to be sold on consignment will be shipped by the owner to the consignee who will then sell the goods for the owner.  

Suppose you sell short Apple.Inc which is currently trading at $100 per share. You put $20,000 as cash into your brokerage account with an initial margin of 50%. The maintenance margin is 25%. a. How many shares of Apple can you sell short? (8 pts) b. How far can the stock price increase before you get a margin call? (12 pts)

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Answer:

A. 400 shares

B. 400 shares

Explanation:

You can calculate the amounts required in Requirement A and B by using their formulas given below.

No.of shares you can short = Cash Available/(Initial Margin*Price per share)

No.of shares you can short = 20,000/(50%*100)

No.of shares you can short = 400 shares

Price = Amount borrowed with interest/ No. of shares) / ( 1- Maintenance margin)

Price = (20,000/400)/(1-25%)

Price = 50/0.75

Price = 66.66

b. At its best possible output level, a firm has total revenue of $6,000 per day and total cost of $10,000 per day. What should this firm do in the short run if it has total fixed costs of $3,000 per day

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Answer:

Follows are the solution to this question:

Explanation:

Given value:

[tex]\to TR = \$ \ 6,000 \\\\\\to TC = \$ \ 10,000 \\\\\ \to TFC = \$ \ 3,000 \ \ \ and \ \ \ TVC = \$ \ 7,000[/tex]

It is provided that the Finn could not offset its variable advertising expenditures,  shortly it wants to shut down.

Mr. Lathrop refuses to pay income taxes because his conscience will not allow him to support a government that spends billions of dollars on military weapons. Mr. Lathrop's reasoning best illustrates Kohlberg's ______ level.

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Answer:

Mr. Lathrop is in the sixth and final level of the Kohlberg's theory of moral deveolopment. This stage is known as the individual principles of conscience stage.

In this stage, actions are carried out under the guidance of individual ethical and moral principles, regardless of social conventions and laws.

And this can be seen in this case: Mr. Lathrop refuses to pay income taxes, because he does not want to fund military weapons, even if he is compelled by law to do so, and could end up in jail for his refusal. He prefers to be coherent with his views.

AA Corporation's stock has a beta of 0.7. The risk-free rate is 6%, and the expected return on the market is 8%. What is the required rate of return on AA's stock? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to one decimal place.

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Answer:

the  required return is 7.4%

Explanation:

The computation of the required rate of return is shown below:

Required rate of return is

= Risk free rate + beta × (market rate of return - risk free rate)

= 6% + 0.7 × (8% - 6%)

= 6% + 0.7 × 2%

= 6% + 1.4%

= 7.4%

Hence, the  required return is 7.4%

We simply applied the above formula so that the correct value could come

And, the same is to be considered

Answer:

7.4%

Explanation:

Risk-free rate of return: 6%

Market Rate of return: 8%

Beta: 0.7

1. Subtract the risk-free rate of return from the market rate of return.

8%-6%= 2% or .02

2. Multiply the above figure by the beta of the security.

.02 * 0.7= .014

3. Add this result to the risk-free rate to determine the required rate of return.

.014 + .06 = .074 or 7.4%

How should the assets and liabilities of Stanley be reported on the consolidated financial statements when Stanley is combined with Paxton on April 1, 2015

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Answer:

At fair values at the April 1, 2015 date of the acquisition.

Explanation:

Note: The full question is attached below for understanding

As Paxton Corporation acquired all of the outstanding voting common stock of Stanley Company and Stanley will remain a separate corporation. Stanley's year-end is December 31. The acquired net assets should be reported based on when Stanley is combined with Paxton on April 1, 2015 at fair values at the April 1, 2015 date of the acquisition.

Craig bought a new boat. He made a 19% down payment. He financed the rest through his bank for 3 years. His bank charged 5% per year compounded monthly and his monthly payments were $300. What was the original price of the boat?

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Answer:

$12,357

Explanation:

we can use the present value of an annuity formula to determine the 81% of the price of the boat:

present value = monthly payment x annuity factor

monthly payment = $300PV annuity factor, 36 periods, 0.4167% = 33.3637

present value = $300 x 33.3637 = $10,009.11

this present value represents 81% of the purchase price, so the total purchase price = $10,009.11 / 81% = $12,356.93 ≈ $12,357

Robinson's has 34,000 shares of stock outstanding with a par value of $1.00 per share and a market price of $50 a share. The balance sheet shows $34,000 in the common stock account, $455,000 in the paid in surplus account, and $410,000 in the retained earnings account. The firm just announced a 2-for-1 stock split. How many shares of stock will be outstanding after the split?

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Answer:

The number of shares after the split is 68,000 shares

Explanation:

The computation of the number of shares of stock will be outstanding after the split is shown below:

= Oustanding shares × stock split ratio

= 34,000 shares × 2 ÷ 1

= 68,000 shares

hence, the number of shares after the split is 68,000 shares

We simply applied the above formula

And, the same is to be considered

Far Side Corporation is expected to pay the following dividends over the next four years: $10, $9, $7, and $2. Afterward, the company pledges to maintain a constant 6 percent growth rate in dividends forever. If the required return on the stock is 16 percent, what is the current share price

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Answer:

$32.61  

Explanation:

The stock price is the present value of all future expected dividends plus the present value of dividend terminal value as computed below:

Present value of dividend=expected dividend/(1+required return)^n

n is the year in which the dividend is expected, for the n for a dividend of $7 is 3 since it is expected in year 3.

Terminal value=year  4 dividend*(1+growth rate)/(required return-growth rate)

Terminal value=$2*(1+6%)/(16%-6%)=$21.20

price of stock=$10/(1+16%)^1+$9/(1+16%)^2+$7/(1+16%)^3+$2/(1+16%)^4+$21.20/(1+16%)^4

price of stock=$32.61  

Question 7 of 10
Yuki is setting up a display in the hardware store where he works. What does
this activity most likely involve?
A. Stacking cartons of merchandise in a safe location
B. Arranging items on shelves at eye level
C. Sorting nuts and bolts from smallest to largest
D. Creating a special exhibit of featured products

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Answer:

D. Creating a special exhibit of featured products

Explanation:

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Yuki is setting up a display in the hardware store where he works. Creating a special exhibit of featured products this activity most likely involves. The correct option is D.

What is the importance of an exhibition?

Exhibitions and events are effective marketing strategies. They provide you a chance to advertise your goods or services to an audience that may be unfamiliar with you or your business. Additionally, they provide a chance to network with both current and new clients. Continue reading to learn about more advantages of exhibitions.

Your product displays play a crucial role in attracting customers. You can easily draw customers in and emphasize your product's standout characteristics with a well-designed POP display. One risk of shopping is being lost in the sea of merchandise.

Thus, the ideal selection is option D.

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Assume that at the end of the next year, Company A will pay a $2.00 dividend per share, an increase from the current dividend of $1.50 per share. After that, the dividend is expected to increase at a constant rate of 5 percent. If you require a 12% return on the stock, what is the value of the stock?

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Answer:

the value of the stock is $28.57

Explanation:

The computation of the value of the stock is shown below:

Value for the stock is

= Dividend for next period ÷ (Required return - Growth rate)

= $2 ÷ (0.12 - 0.05)

= $28.57

hence, the value of the stock is $28.57

We simply applied the above formula so that the value of the stock could come and the same is to be considered

For 2021, Rahal's Auto Parts estimates bad debt expense at 1% of credit sales. The company reported accounts receivable and an allowance for uncollectible accounts of $89,500 and $2,700, respectively, at December 31, 2020. During 2021, Rahal's credit sales and collections were $410,000 and $414,000, respectively, and $3,240 in accounts receivable were written off. Rahal's final balance in its allowance for uncollectible accounts at December 31, 2021, is: Multiple Choice $4,100. $4,700. $5,840. $3,560.

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Answer: $3560

Explanation:

Rahal's final balance in its allowance for uncollectible accounts at December 31, 2021, will be calculated thus:

Step 1: $410,000 × 1%

= $410,000 × 0.01

= $4100

Step 2: $2700 - $3240

= ($540)

Step 3: $4100 + ($540)

= $4100 - $540

= $3560

Rahal's final balance in its allowance for uncollectible accounts at December 31, 2021, is $3560.

____________________________ occurs when you receive a bill for $1000 and send a check for $500 to pay the invoice, write paid in full in the memo and the recipient cashed the check.

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Answer:

Accord and satisfaction

Explanation:

Accord and satisfaction is the legal term that we use when two people a creditor and a debtor dispute an amount of money that the creditor lended to the debtor.

The debtor has the opportunity to come to terms with the creditor by reaching and accord and satisfaction the debtor can send a paid in full check which basically means that if the debtor cashes in that check he agrees to lower or settle for the amount the debtor has send in the check for the full amount of the debt.

So in this case the creditor will be accepting a $500 agreement with the debtor for the full $1000 debt.

The cost of capital used to compute the present value of a project should be the rate that can be earned on:

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Answer:

the questions are missing:

a. a financial asset of comparable risk. b. the overall market portfolio. c.the sponsoring firm's return on equity. d. a riskless asset with a similar life span. e. the sponsoring firm's return on assets.

The answer is:

a. a financial asset of comparable risk.

The cost of capital (Re) represents the opportunity cost of investing in a certain project and leaving behind other alternative projects. E.g. if we can invest in two different securities, A or B, and security A has a much lower risk than project B, then the Re or discount factor for calculating the present value of project A will be lower than the discount factor used to determine the present value of project B.

A corporation that has a diversified investment portfolio, uses different costs of capital when analyzing potential investments, e.g. investing in Swiss securities is not the same as investing in Argentinean securities, since Argentina is currently facing a great recession and has recently defaulted again on its national debt (third time in 20 years).

The cost of capital that should be used on a project should be the return on  a financial asset of comparable risk.

Cost of capital:

Is the rate of return that a project should bring in Is the opportunity cost of investing in the project in question

When a project is invested in, it means that other projects will be foregone. These projects would have been similar to the current project in terms of risk yet this current project was chose. The cost of capital should therefore reflect this opportunity cost by being the return on those projects.

In conclusion, the cost of capital is an opportunity cost.

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A bond has a par value of $1,000, a current yield of 7.02 percent, and semiannual coupon payments. The bond is quoted at 102.73. What is the amount of each coupon payment

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Answer:

Annual coupon = $36.06

Explanation:

Par value = $1,000  (Face Value)

Current yield = 7.02%

The bond is quoted at 102.73

Current price of the bond = $1,027.30  (102.73 * $1,000)

Current yield = Annual coupon / P = 7.02%

Annual coupon = P x 7.02%

Annual coupon = $1,027.30 x 7.02%

Annual coupon = $72.12

Annual coupon (after considering semi-annual payment) = $72.12 / 2

Annual coupon = $36.06

What is the amount of Byron’s deduction assuming that he had purchased the stock for $10,500 last year on August 7, and the stock had a fair market value of $13,800 when he made the donation?

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Answer: $10500

Explanation:

In a situation whereby an ordinary income property is being contributed for charitable purpose such as in the case of Bryon in the question, the deduction will be limited to the adjusted basis of the stock purchased.

The stock hasn't met the requirement for long term capital gain as it's for a short period and also less than a year. Assuming the stock was sold at that particular time the donation was made, he'll have made a gain of ($13,800 - #10,500 = $3,300).

Based on the above explanation, Byron’s charitable contribution deduction will then be:

= $13,800 – $3,300

= $10,500

Who wanna tlk to me like a RL convo?

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Answer:

Me, i need a convo but not on this so, socials?

Answer:

I would me and you about scarlet i need to talk anything as you know to help me found out if she is okay

Explanation:

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