In 2018, bryan, who is 45 years old, had some surprise medical expenses during the year. to pay for these expenses (which were claimed as itemized deductions on his tax return), he received a $20,000 distribution from his traditional ira (he has only made deductible contributions to the ira).

assuming his marginal ordinary income tax rate is 15%, what amount of taxes and/or early distribution penalties will bryan be required to pay on this distribution?

a) $3,000 income tax; $2,000 early distribution penalty.

b) $3,000 income tax; $0 early distribution penalty.

c) $0 income tax; $2,000 early distribution penalty.

d) $0 income tax; $0 early distribution penalty.

Bond x is noncallable and has 20 years to maturity, a 7% annual coupon, and a $1,000 par value. your required return on bond x is 10%; if you buy it, you plan to hold it for 5 years. you (and the market) have expectations that in 5 years, the yield to maturity on a 15-year bond with similar risk will be 9.5%. how much should you be willing to pay for bond x today? (hint: you will need to know how much the bond will be worth at the end of 5 years.) do not round intermediate calculations. round your answer to the nearest cent.

Lindon company is the exclusive distributor for an automotive product that sells for $30.00 per unit and has a cm ratio of 30%. the company’s fixed expenses are $162,000 per year. the company plans to sell 20,200 units this year. required: 1. what are the variable expenses per unit? (round your "per unit" answer to 2 decimal places.) 2. what is the break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? 3. what amount of unit sales and dollar sales is required to attain a target profit of $72,000 per year? 4. assume that by using a more efficient shipper, the company is able to reduce its variable expenses by $3.00 per unit. what is the company’s new break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? what dollar sales is required to attain a target profit of $72,000?

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