Shelley is self-employed in Texas and recently attended a two-day business conference in New Jersey. After Shelley attended the conference, she had dinner with an old friend who lived nearby. Shelley documented her expenditures (described below). What amount can Shelley deduct.? Airfare to New Jersey $2,180
Meals at the conference 238
Meal with an old friend 130
Lodging in New Jersey 432
Rental car 198
a. $3,048.
b. $1,958 if Shelley itemizes the deductions.
c. $2,929.
d. all of these expenses are deductible but only if Shelley attends a conference in Texas.
e. none of the expenses are deductible because Shelley visited her friend.

Which statement is true of both presidential and parliamentary systems of government? a. the executive branch operates independently from the legislative branch. b. the members of the legislative branch are directly elected by the people. c. the head of government is chosen by members of his or her political party. d. the head of government is directly elected by the people

Burke enterprises is considering a machine costing $30 billion that will result in initial after-tax cash savings of $3.7 billion at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 2 percent per year for 11 years. after 11 years, the company can sell the parts for $5 billion. burke has a target debt/equity ratio of 1.2, a beta of 1.79. you estimate that the return on the market is 7.5% and t-bills are currently yielding 2.5%. burke has two issuances of bonds outstanding. the first has 200,000 bonds trading at 98% of par, with coupons of 5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 5 years. the second has 500,000 bonds trading at par, with coupons of 7.5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 12 years. kate, the ceo, usually applies an adjustment factor to the discount rate of +2 for such highly innovative projects. should the company take on the project?

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