Jenny Spends 32 Hours a Week, 50 Weeks a Year

question 102

Multiple Choice

Jenny spends 32 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, operating a DVD rental store that she owns.She also owns a music store in another city that is operated by a full-time employee.Jenny spends 140 hours per year working at the music store.She elects not to group them together as a single activity under the "appropriate economic unit" standard.

• A)Neither store is a passive activity.
• B)Both stores are passive activities.
• C)Only the DVD rental store is a passive activity.
• D)Only the music store is a passive activity.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Market Failure

A scenario where the distribution of goods and services by an unregulated market fails to be effective, frequently causing a decrease in overall social welfare.

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