Mr and Mrs

question 30

Multiple Choice

Mr. and Mrs. Clark are both 72 years of age, married, filing jointly. They received social security benefits of $7,500 each. Additional income is a taxable pension of $12,000 for Mr. Clark and $6,000 for Mrs. Clark. What is the taxable portion of the social security benefits received by the Clarks?

• A) $15,000
• B) $7,500
• C) $3,750
• D) $0

---

Definitions:

Genetics

The branch of biology that studies heredity and the variations in organisms caused by the transmission of genetic material from parents to offspring.

Illusory Correlation

This is the cognitive phenomenon of perceiving a relationship between variables (typically people, events, or behaviors) even when no such relationship exists.

Sunk Fallacy

A cognitive bias that compels people to continue investing in a project or decision based on the cumulative prior investment (time, money, resources), despite new evidence suggesting that the cost, moving forward, outweighs the expected benefit.

Endowment Effect

A cognitive bias that causes individuals to value an owned object higher than its market value.