Nitai, who is single and has no dependents, was planning on spending the weekend repairing his car. On Friday, Nitai’s employer called and offered him $300 in overtime pay if he would agree to work over the weekend. Nitai could get his car repaired over the weekend at Autofix for $240. If Nitai works over the weekend, he will have to pay the $240 to have his car repaired but he will earn $300. Assume Nitai pays tax at a flat 12 percent rate. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)       a-1. Strictly considering tax factors, should Nitai work or repair his car if the $240 he must pay to have his car fixed is not deductible?       multiple choice Work Repair   a-2. Given the answer in a-1 above, by how much is Nitai better or worse off?

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Nitai, who is single and has no dependents, was planning on spending the weekend repairing his car. On Friday, Nitai’s employer called and offered him $300 in overtime pay if he would agree to work over the weekend. Nitai could get his car repaired over the weekend at Autofix for $240. If Nitai works over the weekend, he will have to pay the $240 to have his car repaired but he will earn $300. Assume Nitai pays tax at a flat 12 percent rate. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

 

 

 

a-1. Strictly considering tax factors, should Nitai work or repair his car if the $240 he must pay to have his car fixed is not deductible?

 

    multiple choice

  • Work
  • Repair

 


a-2. Given the answer in a-1 above, by how much is Nitai better or worse off?

 

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