In Which of the Following Situations Is the Taxpayer Not

question 47

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations is the taxpayer not required to file a 2016 income tax return?

• A)When an individual has a current year income tax refund and would like to obtain it.
• B)When the taxpayer is a single 67-year-old with wages of $9,800.
• C)When the taxpayer is a 35-year-old head of household with wages of $16,800.
• D)When the taxpayer is a 69-year-old widow (spouse died 3 years ago) with wages of $16,500 and no dependents.
• E)When the taxpayers are a married couple with both spouses under 65 years old with wages of $23,000.

Define and distinguish between key concepts such as simple events, sample spaces, and populations.

Apply the concept of relative frequency to determine probabilities in real-world scenarios.

Describe and apply the concept of mutually exclusive events and their probability calculations.

Recognize and explain the concept of collectively exhaustive events.

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Definitions:

Health Psychology

Any application of psychological methods and theories to understand the origins of disease, individual responses to disease, and the dimensions and determinants of good health.

Tertiary Prevention

A type of prevention practised after suffering or disability from the disease is being experienced, with the goal of preventing further deterioration. See also primary prevention and secondary prevention.

Public Health Approach

An approach to community psychology characterized by the following steps: (1) identifying a disease and developing a reliable diagnostic method (descriptive epidemiology); (2) developing a theory of the disease’s course of development on the basis of laboratory and epidemiological research (analytic epidemiology); and (3) developing and evaluating a disease prevention program (experimental epidemiology). The thrust of the approach is to reduce environmental stressors while enhancing people’s capacities to withstand those stressors.

Diagnosis

In the realm of medicine and abnormal psychology, a determination or identification of the nature of a person’s disease or condition, or a statement of that finding. A diagnosis is made on the basis of a diagnostic system.