Alicia was involved in an automobile accident in 2019. her car was used 60% for business and 40% for personal use. the car had originally cost $40,000. at the time of the accident, the car was worth $20,000 and alicia had taken $8,000 of depreciation. the car was totally destroyed and alicia had let her car insurance expire. if her agi is $50,000 (before considering the loss), determine her agi and itemized deduction for the casualty loss.
a.$26,000; $5,700.
b.$34,000; $-0-.
c.$34,000; $4,500.
d.$50,000; $-0-.
e. none of these

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.