Mr and Mrs

question 37

Multiple Choice

Mr. and Mrs. Twig are both under 65 years of age and have no dependents. Their only income for the year was his salary of $15,500. During the year they made only a nominal amount of disbursements of the type that qualify as itemized deductions. What is their standard deduction on a 2012 joint return?

• A) $3,800
• B) $11,900
• C) $5,950
• D) $8,700
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Determination

The process of deciding or concluding something based on data, evidence, or logical reasoning.

Independent Variables

Factors in an experiment that are manipulated or changed to observe their effects on dependent variables.

SST

Total Sum of Squares, a measure of the total variance in a dataset, used in the context of regression analysis to assess the variability of data points.

SSR

Sum of Squares due to Regression, representing the variation explained by the regression model.