As the owner of a Bluetooth specialties store, Alicia Fountainbleau has an income of $72,000. She pays $30,000 per year in taxes and another $22,000 per year in grocery bills, house mortgage, and car payment. Last year she spent an additional $4,000 on a two-week vacation at a Club Med in Rio de Janeiro. What was Alicia's discretionary income last year?
A) $20,000.
B) $4,000.
C) $42,000.
D) $26,000.
E) $50,000.

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Alicia's discretionary income is her income minus her taxes, grocery bills, house mortgage, car payment, and vacation expenses. So, her discretionary income is $72,000 - $30,000 - $22,000 - $4,000 = $20,000.

As the Owner of a Bluetooth Specialties Store, Alicia Fountainbleau