Maxwell Is Trying to Decide Whether to Accept a Salary

question 21

Multiple Choice

Maxwell is trying to decide whether to accept a salary of $60,000 or a salary of $25,000 plus a bonus of 20% of net income after salaries and bonus as a means of allocating profit among the partners. Salaries traceable to the other partners are estimated to be $75,000. What amount of income would be necessary so that Maxwell would consider the choices to be equal?

• A)$175,000
• B)$210,000
• C)$285,000
• D)$310,000

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