Practice Employment Decisions. Assume you earn

$50,000 annually and your employer offers

(a) a flexible spending account to which you can contribute a maximum of $2,000 this year, and

(b) a 401(k) retirement account to which you may contribute up to $3,000.

Your 401(k) contribution will be matched 50 percent by your employer. Assuming you can only afford to contribute a total of $3,000 to both these benefits, explain what you would do with your $3,000. Write an explanation of your decision and a table similar to Table 1-2 (on page 25) to support your thinking.

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