7. Nicholas is an Australian resident who was married to Nicole. As a result of a family settlement (i.e. a divorce), Nicholas received maintenance payments of $17,000 from Nicole in the current year to assist Nicholas in providing for their two children who live with Nicholas. He also received rent assistance from the government of $5,000, earned salary income of $36,000 and received interest on a term deposit of $1,000. Based on these receipts, what is Nicholas' assessable income for the current year? (a) $41,000 (b) $37,000 (c) $42,000 (d) $59,000 (e) $54,000