Linda installed a special pool for the hydrotherapeutic treatment of severe arthritis, as prescribed by her doctor. The cost of installing the pool was $19,520, and her insurance company paid $4,880 toward its cost. The pool increased the value of Linda's house by $6,832, and it has a useful life of 10 years. How much of a deduction is Linda entitled to in the year of installation of the pool?

Island novelties, inc., of palau makes two products—hawaiian fantasy and tahitian joy. each product's selling price, variable expense per unit and annual sales volume are as follows:

Wallis company manufactures only one product and uses a standard cost system. the company uses a predetermined plantwide overhead rate that relies on direct labor-hours as the allocation base. all of the company's manufacturing overhead costs are fixed—it does not incur any variable manufacturing overhead costs. the predetermined overhead rate is based on a cost formula that estimated $2,886,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead for an estimated allocation base of 288,600 direct labor-hours. wallis does not maintain any beginning or ending work in process inventory.

Rats that received electric shocks were unlikely to develop ulcers if the