Tyrone and Akira, who are married, incurred and paid the following amounts of interest during 2018:

Home acquisition debt interest $15,000
Credit card interest 5,000
Home equity loan interest (used for home improvement) 6,500
Investment interest expense 10,000

With 2018 net investment income of $2,000, calculate the amount of their allowable deduction for investment interest expense and their total deduction for allowable interest. Home acquisition principal, and the home equity loan principal combined are less than $750,000.

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Which of the following results in an increase in the standard of living? a. an increase in unemployment pushes down the cost of production. b. wages go up to correct for the inflation of prices. c. income increases, enabling consumers to buy more goods and services. d. rising production costs drive up the price of goods and services.

Which steps would you take to determine how much an employee should be paid? select all that apply. determine the number of hours the employee was scheduled to work. determine the number of hours the employee worked. determine whether the employee worked overtime hours. determine whether any of the days worked are holidays that receive holiday overtime payment rates. determine the hourly rate this employee earns. determine whether this is a new employee.