Doug and Sue Click File a Joint Tax Return and Decide

question 12

Multiple Choice

Doug and Sue Click file a joint tax return and decide to itemize their deductions.The Click's income for the year consists of $90,000 in salary,$2,000 interest income,$800 long-term capital loss.The Click's expenses for the year consist of $1,500 investment interest expense.Assuming that the Click's marginal tax rate is 35%,what is the amount of their investment interest expense deduction for the year?

• A) $1,200
• B) $1,500
• C) $2,000
• D) $2,300
• E) None of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Activity Cost Pool

A grouping of all costs related to a specific activity or process in a company, used in activity-based costing.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that assigns costs to products based on the activities that go into making them, providing a more detailed measure of costs.

Overhead Applied

A calculation that allocates a portion of estimated overhead costs to individual units of production based on a predetermined formula.

Overhead Applied

The portion of overhead costs assigned to a specific job or department based on a predetermined rate or method.