A company buys a fixed asset on January 1, 2012 for $20,000. The accumulated depreciation for three years is $12,000. What will be the book value of the asset on December 31, 2014? The asset is sold on December 31, 2014 for $10,000. Will the company make a profit from this disposal? The book value of the asset on December 31, 2014 is $ (Blank 1) . The company will make a (Blank 2).

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8,000
5,000
12,000

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loss of $2,000
profit of $2,000
profit of $8,000

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations

Mai and chuck have been divorced since 2012. they have three boys, ages 6, 8, and 10. all of the boys live with mai and she receives child support from chuck. mai and chuck both work and the boys need child care before and after school. te boys attend the fun house day care center and mai paid them $2,000 and chuck paid them $3,000. mai's agi is $18,000 and chuck's is $29,000. mai will claim two of the boys as dependents. she signed form 8332 which allows chuck to claim one of the boys. who can take the child and dependent care credit?

Serious question, which is preferred in a business? pp or poopoo?