After numerous campus interviews, Alex Sanchi, a student at BC, received two office interview invitations from the Orlando offices of two large firms. Both firms offered to cover her "out-of-pocket expenses" (travel, hotel, and meals). She scheduled the interviews for both firms on the same day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. At the conclusion of each interview, she submitted to both firms her total out-of-pocket expenses of $296 for mileage, hotel, meals, parking and tolls. She believes this approach is appropriate. If she had made two trips, her cost would have been two times $296. She is also certain that neither firm knew she had visited the other on that same trip. Within ten days Alex received two checks in the mail, each in the amount of $296. Did Alex handle the situation properly? If not what should she have done?

The University of Cincinnati Center for Business Analytics is an outreach center that collaborates with industry partners on applied research and continuing education in business analytics. One of the programs offered by the center is a quarterly Business Intelligence Symposium. Each symposium features three speakers on the real-world use of analytics. Each corporate member of the center (there are currently 10) receives five free seats to each symposium. Nonmembers wishing to attend must pay $75 per person. Each attendee receives breakfast, lunch, and free parking. The following are the costs incurred for putting on this event: Rental cost for the auditorium: Registration Processing: Speaker Costs: Continental Breakfast: Lunch: Parking: (a) The Center for Business Analytics is considering a refund policy for no-shows. No refund would be given for members who do not attend, but nonmembers who do not attend will be refunded 50% of the price. Build a spreadsheet model that calculates a…

Through November, Cameron has received gross income of $131,000. For December, Cameron is considering whether to accept one more work engagement for the year. Engagement 1 will generate $9,860 of revenue at a cost to Cameron of $4,100, which is deductible for AGI. In contrast, engagement 2 will generate $7,200 of qualified business income (QBI), which is eligible for the 20 percent QBI deduction. Cameron files as a single taxpayer. Calculate Cameron's taxable income assuming he chooses engagement 1 and assuming he chooses engagement 2. Assume he has no itemized deductions. Description (1) Gross income before new work engagement (2) Income from engagement (3) Additional for AGI deduction (4) Adjusted gross income (6) Deduction for QBI Taxable income Engagement 1 Engagement 2