An Individual Taxpayer Who Does Not Itemize Deductions Uses the Standard

question 48

True/False

An individual taxpayer who does not itemize deductions uses the standard deduction to compute the excess of nonbusiness deductions over the sum of nonbusiness income and net nonbusiness capital gains for purposes of computing net operating loss.

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The additional output that results from the use of one more unit of a production input, holding all other inputs constant.

Nonlabor Resources

Inputs used in the production of goods and services that do not involve human labor, such as capital, land, and natural resources.

Average Product

The output per unit of input, such as labor or capital, calculated by dividing total production by the number of input units.

Nonlabor Resources

Assets or inputs in production that are not related to direct human labor, such as machinery, raw materials, and land.