Two years ago, gina loaned tom $50,000. tom signed a note the terms of which called for monthly payments of $2,000 plus 6% interest on the outstanding balance. last year, when the balance owing on the loan was $18,000, tom defaulted on the note. as of the end of last year, there appeared to be no reasonable prospect of gina recovering the $18,000. as a consequence, gina claimed the $18,000 as a nonbusiness bad debt. last year, gina had agi of a negative $6,000 which included $5,000 net long-term capital gains and $4,000 of qualified dividends. gina did not itemize her deductions. during the current year, tom paid gina $13,000 in final settlement of the loan. how should gina account for the payment in the current yea

1. which one of the following would be an example of a supply-side market failure? a. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, and after the leak is discovered, the business immediately cleans up the pollution at its own expense. b. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, but the state uses taxpayer money to clean up the pollution rather than requiring the business to pay. c. your business wants to attract repeat customers by putting on a customer-appreciation picnic at a public park, but you decide not to because you couldn't prevent noncustomers from consuming the food and entertainment you provided. d. everyone rushes to the local retail outlet at midnight on the day of the release of a new video game console, and the store runs out before everyone is able to buy one.