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Jerry and Matt Decide to Form a Business

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Jerry and Matt decide to form a business.Jerry will contribute $4,200 for a 35% interest and Matt will contribute $7,800 for a 65% interest.The business will take out a $25,000 loan to cover the balance of their working capital needs.They expect that the business will have a loss of $38,000 for the first year.In the second year,the business will have a profit of $52,000 and it will distribute $5,200 to Matt and $2,800 to Jerry.Jerry is in the 33% marginal tax bracket and Matt is in the 28% marginal tax bracket.Their marginal tax brackets will not change as a result of profit or loss from this business.What is Matt's income tax savings (rounded to the nearest dollar) for the first year if they organize the business as an S corporation?

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Definitions:

Consumer Equilibrium

In marginal utility theory, the combination of goods purchased that maximizes total utility by applying the utility-maximizing rule. In indifference curve analysis, the combination of goods purchased that maximizes total utility by enabling the consumer to reach the highest indifference curve, given the consumer’s budget line (or budget constraint).

Prices

The amount of money required to purchase goods or services, often determined by supply and demand dynamics.

Utility-maximizing Combination

This refers to a situation where a consumer selects a combination of goods and services that provides the highest level of satisfaction or utility, given their budget constraint.

Marginal Utilities

The increased contentment or value obtained by a consumer through the consumption of one extra unit of a good or service.