Richard, age 50, is employed as an actuary. For calendar year 2020, he had AGI of $130,000 and paid the following medical expenses: Medical insurance premiums $5,300 Doctor and dentist bills for Derrick and Jane (Richard's parents) 7,900 Doctor and dentist bills for Richard 5,100 Prescribed medicines for Richard 830 Nonprescribed insulin for Richard 960 Derrick and Jane would qualify as Richard's dependents except that they file a joint return. Richard's medical insurance policy does not cover them. Richard filed a claim for $4,800 of his own expenses with his insurance company in November 2020 and received the reimbursement in January 2021. What is Richard's maximum allowable medical expense deduction for 2020

Suppose you have just been hired as the chief diversity officer of a large company. previous mentoring programs at this company have not been successful. after inquiring about previous efforts, you discover that most mentor pairs met just a few times, but very few lasting or meaningful mentoring relationships were created. there were also a significant number of employees that did not even attempt to seek out a mentor relationship. which of the following may be a reason why prior mentoring programs at your company failed? check all that apply.a) minorities and women are much less likely to develop mentoring relationships than white malesb) mentoring is not an effective way for organizations to develop female and minority employeesc) due to specific laws governing appropriate workplace behavior, senior-level male executives were reluctant to cultivate mentoring relationships with female employees, fearing negative repercussionsd) fear of creating a future competitor within the company, senior-level female executives were hesitant to mentor other female employees

Wallace company provides the following data for next year: month budgeted sales january $120,000 february 108,000 march 140,000 april 147,000 the gross profit rate is 35% of sales. inventory at the end of december is $29,600 and target ending inventory levels are 10% of next month's sales, stated at cost. what is the amount of purchases budgeted for january?

Why is investing in a mutual fund less risky than investing in a particular company’s stock?