Based Only on the Information Provided for Each Scenario, Determine

question 91

Essay

Based only on the information provided for each scenario, determine whether Kristi or Cindy will benefit more from using the timing strategy and why there will be a benefit to that person.
a. Kristi has a 40% tax rate and can defer $20,000 of income. Cindy has a 30% tax rate and can defer $30,000 of income.
b. Kristy has a 30% tax rate, a 10% after-tax rate of return, and can defer $25,000 of income for three years. Cindy has a 40% tax rate, an 8% after-tax rate of return, and can defer $20,000 of income for four years.

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Definitions:

Golf Courses

Large areas of land designed for the sport of golf, featuring 9 or 18 holes where players aim to hit balls into each hole with the fewest number of strokes.

Movie Theaters

Entities or venues that specialize in the commercial showing of films to the public for entertainment.

Income Elasticity

A measure of how the demand for a good or service changes in response to a change in consumers' income.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price in a specified period of time.