Question

pedro's child attends a school operated by the church the family attends. pedro made a donation of $1,000 to the church in lieu of the normal registration fee of $200. in addition, pedro paid the regular tuition of $6,000 to the school. based on this information, what is pedro's charitable contribution?

Answer 1

Pedro's charitable contribution is $800, calculated by subtracting the normal registration fee of $200 from his $1,000 donation to the church.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pedro's charitable contribution is the amount of the donation he made to the church that exceeds any value received in return. He made a $1,000 donation instead of the normal registration fee of $200. Since the registration fee is a required payment for his child to attend the school, only the portion of the donation that exceeds this fee can be considered a charitable contribution.

Therefore, Pedro's charitable contribution is the donation amount ($1,000) minus the normal registration fee ($200), which equals $800. The regular tuition of $6,000 is not considered a charitable contribution because it is a payment for a direct benefit (the education of his child), and not a charitable gift.