Identify Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 91

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is false.

• A)Annuities not related to employment are valued in the gross estate at the cost of a comparable contract multiplied by a fraction that represents the portion of the purchase price that the decedent has contributed.
• B)If an annuity ceases payments with the death of the decedent and nothing is to be received by any other party, the annuity is included in the gross estate.
• C)When persons other than spouses own property jointly, the amount included in the joint owner's gross estate is measured in accordance with the consideration the decedent furnished to purchase the property.
• D)Statements A and C are true.

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Definitions:

Homeostasis

A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level.

Food Deprivation

A condition where an individual or organism does not consume enough food to meet basic nutritional requirements.

Basal Metabolic

The speed at which the body expends energy to sustain essential activities like breathing and temperature regulation when it is at rest.

Drive-reduction

A theory in psychology that explains motivation as being the result of drives, such as hunger or thirst, that an organism seeks to reduce to maintain homeostasis.