Anita,who Is Divorced,maintains a Home in Which She and Her

question 93

Multiple Choice

Anita,who is divorced,maintains a home in which she and her 16-year-old daughter live.Anita provides the majority of the support for her daughter and for a son,age 23,who is enrolled part-time at the university and lives in the dorm.The son also works in the campus bookstore and earns spending money of $4,500.How many personal and dependency exemptions may Anita claim?

• A)1
• B)2
• C)3
• D)4

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

is the sum of all the production costs that do not change with the level of output, including costs like factory rent, salaries of permanent employees, and depreciation of factory equipment.

Direct Labour

Labor of employees engaged directly in the manufacturing process or production work, essential for creating the product.

Operating Leverage

Operating leverage is a measure of how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income, indicating the degree to which a company can increase profitability through its fixed costs structure.