Pamela Was an Officer in Green Restaurant Which Subsequently Went

question 134

Multiple Choice

Pamela was an officer in Green Restaurant which subsequently went bankrupt.Pamela started a new restaurant and,to establish goodwill,paid off the debts of $100,000 of Green Restaurant.She was under no obligation to do so.The $100,000 is

• A)deductible currently as an itemized deduction.
• B)capitalized because the expenses are not ordinary.
• C)deductible currently as a trade or business expense since the expenses are considered ordinary and necessary business expenses.
• D)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Perfect Competitors

Firms in a market structure characterized by many sellers offering identical products, where no single seller can influence market prices.

Monopolistic Competitors

Firms operating in a market structure characterized by many firms selling products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power.

Minimum ATC

The lowest point on the Average Total Cost curve, where a firm is most efficient in its production.

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure characterized by many sellers offering similar but not identical products, allowing for some control over pricing and competition based on product differentiation.