Emilio is employed as full-time mechanic in the service department of an auto dealer. In his spare time, he draws political cartoons and sells them to the weekly newspaper in his home town. He is paid $35 for each cartoon, which amounts to an additional $1,820. The newspaper does not withhold any taxes. This $1,820 is _______ income.
A. net
B. disposable
C. budgeted
D. taxable

Question

Emilio is employed as full-time mechanic in the service department of an auto dealer. In his spare time, he draws political cartoons and sells them to the weekly newspaper in his home town. He is paid $35 for each cartoon, which amounts to an additional $1,820. The newspaper does not withhold any taxes. This $1,820 is _______ income.
  A. net 	
  B. disposable 	
  C. budgeted 	
  D. taxable

anonymous · Answer

Wouldn't it be net pay

anonymous · Answer

I believe it is B because disposable income is personal income minus taxes. 

However, it would be net income if the assignment specified how much he spent on his supplies. Net income means: income minus supply cost and taxes.

anonymous · Answer

It would be net then, because I picked B the first time and it was wrong