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Colin, a self-employed consultant, uses a room of his home as a business office. This room represents 10 percent of the home's square
footage. This year, Colin incurred the following expenses in connection with his home:
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Home mortgage interest
$13,780
Property tax on residence
3,000
Homeowner's insurance
2,180
Utilities
2,900
Furnace repairs
380
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Colin purchased the home in 2000 for $240,000. For MACRS depreciation purposes, he allocated $187,200 to the building and
$52,800 to the land. Use Table 7.4.
a. If Colin's gross business income exceeded his operating expenses by $83,000, compute his net profit for the year.
b. If Colin's gross business income exceeded his operating expenses by $2,600, compute his net profit for the year.
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If Colin's gross business income exceeded his operating expenses by $83,000, compute his net profit for the year.
(Round your intermediate computations to the nearest whole dollar value.)
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