Indicate the amount (if any) that josh can deduct as ordinary and necessary business deductions in each of the following situations.

(a). josh borrowed $55,500 from the first state bank using his business assets as collateral. he used the money to buy city of blanksville bonds. over the course of a year, josh paid interest of $13,200 on the borrowed funds, but he received $11,400 of interest on the bonds.

On december 31, 2011, daggett company issued $750,000 of ten-year, 9% bonds payable for $700,353, yielding an effective interest rate of 10%. interest is payable semiannually on june 30 and december 31. prepare journal entries to reflect (a) the issuance of the bonds, (b) the semiannual interest payment and discount amortization (effective interest method) on june 30, 2012, and (c) the semiannual interest payment and discount amortization on december 31, 2012. round amounts to the nearest dollar.

Exhibit 34-1 country a country b good x 90 60 30 0 good ygood x good y 0 30 60 90 30 20 10 20 40 60 refer to exhibit 34-1. considering the data, which of the following term to? a. 1 unit of y for 1 unit of x b. 1 unit of y for 0.75 units of x c. 1 unit of y for 0.25 units of x d. 1 unit of y for 1.50 units of x e. all of the above s of trade would both countries agree 8. it -

Atennis club charges a monthly membership fee of $150 and charges it members $10 per hour to use a court. there's also $500 fee to become a member. stella joined the tennis club last spring, and she has been a member for 5 months. she has been playing 10 hours of tennis each month. stella values an hour of her time at $20. during a boring afternoon meeting, stella thinks about reserving a court to work on her serve for an hour tonight. what's stella's opportunity cost of working on her serve for an hour?