Jenny Spends 32 Hours a Week, 50 Weeks a Year

question 53

Multiple Choice

Jenny spends 32 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, operating a bicycle rental store that she owns at a resort community. 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 bicycle 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:

Processing Department

A unit within a manufacturing facility where a specific type of production activity takes place.

Journal Entry

A record of the financial transactions entered into the accounting ledger of a business.

Production Process

The series of steps or actions taken to convert raw materials into finished goods or services.

Units Started

The number of units of product that have entered the production process but may not yet be completed.