Jed Spends 32 Hours a Week, 50 Weeks a Year

question 54

Multiple Choice

Jed spends 32 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, operating a bicycle rental store that he owns at a resort community. He also owns a music store in another city that is operated by a full-time employee. He elects not to group them together as a single activity under the "appropriate economic unit" standard. Jed spends 40 hours per year working at the music store.

• A) Neither store is a passive activity.
• B) Both stores are passive activities.
• C) Only the bicycle rental store is a passive activity.
• D) Only the music store is a passive activity.
• E) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Dysfunctional Thinking

Distorted, irrational thoughts that can contribute to and exacerbate emotional disorders, leading to maladaptive behavior.

Rational Thinking

The process of logical or sound reasoning, often involving critical thinking and the evaluation of facts and information.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which patients project feelings about important figures in their life onto the therapist.

Approval

The act of agreeing with, accepting, or endorsing something or someone, often officially.