Chahana acquired and placed in service $1,185,000 of equipment on August 1, 2019 for use in her sole proprietorship. The equipment is 5-year recovery property. No other acquisitions are made during the year. Chahana elects to expense the maximum amount under Sec. 179, and bonus depreciation is not applied. Chahana's total deductions for 2019 (including Sec. 179 and depreciation) are:. A) $1,020,000.
B) $237,000.
C) $1.185,000.
D) $1,053,000

Anew firm is developing its business plan. it will require $615,000 of assets, and it projects $450,000 of sales and $355,000 of operating costs for the first year. management is reasonably sure of these numbers because of contracts with its customers and suppliers. it can borrow at a rate of 7.5%, but the bank requires it to have a tie of at least 4.0, and if the tie falls below this level the bank will call in the loan and the firm will go bankrupt. what is the maximum debt ratio the firm can use? (hint: find the maximum dollars of interest, then the debt that produces that interest, and then the related debt ratio.)a. 41.94%b. 44.15%c. 46.47%d. 48.92%e. 51.49%