Donald was killed in an accident while he was on the job in 2016. Darlene, Donaldâs wife, received several payments as a result of Donaldâs death. What is Darleneâs gross income from the items listed below? a. Donaldâs employer paid Darlene an amount equal to Donaldâs three monthsâ salary ($60,000), which is what the employer does for all widows and widowers of deceased employees.

b. Donald had $20,000 in accrued salary that was paid to Darlene.

c. Donaldâs employer had provided Donald with group term life insurance of $480,000 (twice his annual salary), which was payable to his widow in a lump sum. Premiums on this policy totaling $12,500 had been included in Donaldâs gross income under § 79.

d. Donald had purchased a life insurance policy (premiums totaled $250,000) that paid $600,000 in the event of accidental death. The proceeds were payable to Darlene, who elected to receive installment payments as an annuity of $30,000 each year for a 25-year period. She received her first installment this year.

Sales at a fast-food restaurant average $6,000 per day. the restaurant decided to introduce an advertising campaign to increase daily sales. to determine the effectiveness of the advertising campaign, a sample of 49 days of sales were taken. they found that the average daily sales were $6,300 per day. from past history, the restaurant knew that its population standard deviation is about $1,000. if the level of significance is 0.01, have sales increased as a result of the advertising campaign? multiple choicea)fail to reject the null hypothesis.b)reject the null hypothesis and conclude the mean is higher than $6,000 per day.c)reject the null hypothesis and conclude the mean is lower than $6,000 per day.d)reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the mean is equal to $6,000 per day.expert answer

Amethod of allocating merchandise cost that assumes the first merchandise bought was the first merchandise sold is called the a. last-in, first-out method. b. first-in, first-out method. c. specific identification method. d. average cost method.

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51