You pay no federal taxes up to $9,525, 12% for income from $9,526 up to $38,700, 22% for income from $38,701 up to $82,500. If your income is $57,890, how much taxes do you need to pay?

Helen tells her nephew, bernard, that she will pay him $100 if he will stop smoking for six months. helen was hopeful that if bernard stopped smoking for six months, he would stop altogether. bernard stops smoking for six months but then resumes his smoking. helen will not pay him. she says that the type of promise she made cannot constitute a binding contract and that, furthermore, it was at least implied that he would stop smoking for good. can bernard legally collect $100 from helen

Ronald sees that his employer's stock has grown from $20 a share to $60 a share this year, while most stocks have seen only 5% growth. his employer offers to let him convert a large portion of his salary into stock options. what is not a valid reason to turn down the stock offer? a)stocks with high returns have high volatility, and ronald's company may not grow further. b)ronald may be taxed more for capital gains than he would be for employment income. c)stock options are illiquid, and ronald may not be able to use them to pay for unexpected bills. d)ronald would be committing stock fraud if he exercises the options.

Your cousin borrowed family pictures to create a cd-rom with everyone's photo on it for the price of $500. the cousin gave the pictures to another cousin, but you do not know which one and you cannot get them back. you want to take the first cousin to court and sue him for a return of your $500. can you do this?