Stone co. is considering the acquisition of equipment. to buy the equipment, the cost is $15,192. to lease the equipment, stone must sign a noncancelable lease and make five payments of $4,000 each. the first payment will be paid on the first day of the lease. at the time of the last payment, stone will receive title to the equipment. the present value of an ordinary annuity of $1 is as follows: present value no. of periods 10% 12% 16% 1 0.909 0.893 0.862 2 1.736 1.690 1.605 3 2.487 2.402 2.246 4 3.170 3.037 2.798 5 3.791 3.605 3.274 the interest rate implicit in this lease is approximately
a. 10%.
b. 12%.
c. between 10% and 12%.
d. 16%

Alandlord rented an art studio to an artist. under the terms of the signed, written, two-year lease, the artist agreed to pay the landlord $1,000 per month and to assume responsibility for all necessary repairs. after the first year of the lease, the artist assigned the balance of his lease to a sculptor. the landlord approved the sculptor as a tenant and accepted two rent payments from her, and then the landlord sold the building to an investor. the sculptor had made two payments to the investor when an electrical fire broke out in the studio, injuring the sculptor. the fire was caused by faulty wiring. the landlord was aware that there was a dangerous wiring problem when he leased the property to the artist. but when the landlord discovered how costly repairs would be, he decided it would be more profitable to sell the property than to repair it. the problem was not easily discoverable by anyone other than an expert electrician, and the landlord did not tell the artist, the sculptor, or the investor about the problem. the sculptor sues to recover damages for her injuries. from whom can the sculptor recover?

The law says your employer is responsible for providing you with a safe and healthy workplace. true or false?

Camilo is a self-employed roofer. he reported a profit of $30,000 on his schedule c. he had other taxable income of $5,000. he paid $3,000 for hospitalization insurance. his self-employment tax was $4,656. he paid his former wife $4,000 in court-ordered alimony and $4,000 in child support. what is the amount camilo can deduct in arriving at adjusted gross income (agi)?