Jasper is single and is a computer software consultant with a college degree. he feels that one of the reasons for his success is that he continually updates his knowledge by taking classes at the local college in various areas related to software design and information technology. this year he spent $2,000 on course tuition and fees. a. assuming jasper has agi of $92,000, how much lifetime learning credit can jasper claim on his tax return? would the answer be different if jasper were married and supporting a wife who was not working? b. assuming jasper has agi of $45,000, how much lifetime learning credit can jasper claim on his tax return?

What would be the input, conversion and output of developing a new soft drink

Ummit record company is negotiating with two banks for a $157,000 loan. fidelity bank requires a compensating balance of 24 percent, discounts the loan, and wants to be paid back in four quarterly payments. southwest bank requires a compensating balance of 12 percent, does not discount the loan, but wants to be paid back in 12 monthly installments. the stated rate for both banks is 9 percent. compensating balances will be subtracted from the $157,000 in determining the available funds in part a. a-1. calculate the effective interest rate for fidelity bank and southwest bank. (do not round intermediate calculations. input your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) a-2. which loan should summit accept? southwest bank fidelity bank b. recompute the effective cost of interest, assuming that summit ordinarily maintains $37,680 at each bank in deposits that will serve as compensating balances

Which of the following is not a characteristic of enterprise applications that cause challenges in implementation? a. they introduce "switching costs," making the firm dependent on the vendor. b. they cause integration difficulties as every vendor uses different data and processes. c. they are complex and time consuming to implement. d. they support "best practices" for each business process and function. e. they require sweeping changes to business processes to work with the software.