This fall millie finally repaid her student loan. she originally borrowed the money to pay tuition several years ago when she attended at state university (a qualified educational institution). this year millie paid a total of $2,400 of interest on the loan. if millie files single and reports $70,000 of income and no other items of income or expense how much of the interest can she deduct?
a. millie can deduct $2,400 for agi.
b. millie can deduct $1,600 for agi.
c. millie can deduct $2,400 as an itemized deduction.
d. millie can deduct $800 for agi.
e. none - the tuition is not deductible.

Wo firms, a and b, each currently dump 50 tons of chemicals into the local river. the government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution dumped into the river. it costs firm a $100 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river, and it costs firm b $50 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river. the government gives each firm 20 pollution permits. government officials are not sure whether to allow the firms to buy or sell the pollution permits to each other. what is the total cost of reducing pollution if firms are not allowed to buy and sell pollution permits from each other? what is the total cost of reducing pollution if the firms are allowed to buy and sell permits from each other? a. $3,000; $1,500 b. $4,500; $3,500 c. $4,500; $4,000 d. $4,500; $2,500