Raff died in 2016, leaving her entire estate to her only child. Raff's will gave full discretion to the estate's executor with regard to distributions of income. For 2017, the estate's distributable net income was $15,000, of which $9,000 was paid to the beneficiary; no income was tax-exempt. What amount can be claimed on the estate's 2017 income tax return for the distributions deduction?

The portion of people in the labor force who are not working is the ____ rate.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

A rebuttal is ________

A) a brief additional argument by the plaintiff to address any important matters in the defendant's closing argument B) a questioning of a witness by the plaintiff's attorney following cross-examination, the scope of which is limited to questions asked in the cross-examination C) a process whereby the judge and/or the attorneys question potential jurors to determine whether they will be able to render an unbiased opinion D) a response to the allegations in the plaintiff's complaint in which the defendant must admit, deny, or state his or her knowledge about the truth of the allegations