Helen derby borrowed $150,000 to acquire a parcel of land to be held for investment purposes. during the current year, she reported agi of $90,000 and paid interest of $12,000 on the loan. other items related to helen's investments include the following:
interest and annuity income $11,000long-term capital gain on sale of stock 3,500real estate tax on the investment land 200a. determine helen's investment interest deduction for the current year. b. discuss the treatment of the portion of helen's investment interest that is disallowed in 2017.c. complete helen's form 4952 (links to an external site.)links to an external site. for the current year. for this purpose, assume that she chooses not to include the long-term capital gain as investment income. her social security number is 123-45-6789.

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above