Mary incurred a $20,000 nonbusiness bad debt last year. she also had an $18,000 long-term capital gain last year. her taxable income for last year was $25,000. during the current year, she unexpectedly collected $12,000 on the debt. how should mary account for the collection?
a.$0 income
b.$11,000 income
c.$8,000 income
d.$12,000 income
e. none of these choices are correct.

Required: 1-a. the marketing manager argues that a $5,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $9,000. calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income. 1-b. should the advertising budget be increased ? yes no hintsreferencesebook & resources hint #1 check my work 8.value: 1.00 pointsrequired information 2-a. refer to the original data. management is considering using higher-quality components that would increase the variable expense by $2 per unit. the marketing manager believes that the higher-quality product would increase sales by 10% per month. calculate the change in total contribution margin. 2-b. should the higher-quality components be used? yes no