Henry Owns a Hardware Store in Indianapolis

question 124

Multiple Choice

Henry owns a hardware store in Indianapolis. He has decided to expand his business interests and is considering opening a golf store in a neighboring town. He has incurred $12,000 of expenses investigating whether to open the new golf store. In July of the current year he finds the perfect location and opens the golf store on October 1. What amount of the investigation expenses can he deduct in the current year?

• A)$- 0 -
• B)$600
• C)$5,117
• D)$5,540
• E)$12,000

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Definitions:

Marginal Social Cost

Marginal social cost is the total cost to society of producing one additional unit of a good or service, including both private costs and any externalities.

Common Resources

Resources that are accessible to all members of a society but are limited in availability and can be depleted by overuse.

Private Markets

Markets where transactions occur between private entities without significant government intervention, focusing on the exchange of goods and services among individuals and businesses.

Marginal Social Benefit

The additional benefit to society as a whole from increasing the output of a good by one unit.