Which best describes the purpose of the w-2 form?
a. it shows how much a person paid in taxes, and how much more is due. b. it shows how much a person earned, and how much was withheld in taxes. c. it shows how much a person earned, and how much tax is to be refunded. d. it shows how much a person paid in taxes, and whether they have a spouse.

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.

Miller mfg. is analyzing a proposed project. the company expects to sell 14,300 units, plus or minus 3 percent. the expected variable cost per unit is $15 and the expected fixed cost is $35,000. the fixed and variable cost estimates are considered accurate within a plus or minus 3 percent range. the depreciation expense is $32,000. the tax rate is 34 percent. the sale price is estimated at $19 a unit, give or take 3 percent. what is the net income under the worst case scenario?

Based on this model, households earn income whenfirms purchasegoods and services in factor markets. suppose eileen earns $575 per week working as an analyst for a-plus accountants. she uses $10 to buy a box of aspirin at pillmart pharmacy. pillmart pharmacy pays clancy $250 per week to work the cash register. clancy uses $125 to purchase tax services from a-plus accountants. identify whether each of the following events in this scenario occurs in the factor market or the product market. event factor market product market eileen earns $575 per week working for a-plus accountants. eileen spends $10 to buy a box of aspirin. clancy spends $125 to purchase tax services from a-plus accountants. which of the elements of this scenario represent a flow from a firm to a household