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The relationship requirement for qualifying relative requires the potential qualifying relative to have a family relationship with the taxpayer. t or fwhich of the following is not a from agi deduction? a.standard deductionb.itemized deductionc.personal exemptiond.none of these. all of these are from agi deductions

The purchasing agent for a company that assembles and sells air-conditioning equipment in a latin american country noted that the cost of compressors has increased significantly each time they have been reordered. the company uses an eoq model to determine order size. what are the implications of this price escalation with respect to order size? what factors other than price must be taken into consideration?