Maxine,who Is 76 Years Old and Single,is Appropriately Claimed as a Dependent

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Essay

Maxine,who is 76 years old and single,is appropriately claimed as a dependent on her daughter Beth's tax return.During 2016 she received $500 interest on a savings account.She had a part time job that earned $3,000.Her total itemized deductions were $1,300.
Required: Compute Maxine's taxable income for 2015.Show all calculations.

Distinguish between private and public ownership of monopolies and their economic implications.

Explain the benefits and costs of antitrust laws.

Describe the impact of regulatory decisions on firm output levels under different pricing rules.

Understand the concept of deadweight loss in monopoly and regulation, and compare it to deadweight loss from taxation.

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Definitions:

Sum of Squares for Regression

A measure in statistical analysis that quantifies the variation in a dependent variable explained by one or more independent variables.

SSR

Sum of Squares due to Regression, a measure used in statistical analysis to determine the variance explained by a linear regression model.

Economics

The social science that studies how individuals, governments, firms, and nations make choices on allocating resources to satisfy their wants and needs.

Income

The amount of money or its equivalent received during a period of time in exchange for labor or services, from the sale of goods or property, or as a profit from financial investments.