Alex who is single, conducts an activity in 2019 that is appropriately classified as a hobby. the activity produces the following revenues and expenses: revenue $18,000 property taxes 3,000 materials and supplies 4,500 utilities2,000 advertising 5,000 insurance 750 depreciation 4,000 without regard to this activity, alex’s agi is $42,000. determine the amount of income alex must report and the amount of the expenses he is permitted to deduct.

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Which of the following is a function performed by market prices? a. market prices communicate information to buyers and sellers. b. market prices coordinate the decisions of buyers and sellers. c. market prices motivate entrepreneurs to produce those products that are currently most desired relative to their costs of production. d. all of the above are functions performed by market prices.

What is the minimum educational requirement for a pediatric psychopharmacologist? a. md b. phd c. bachelors in medicine d. masters in medicine e. psyd