Mrs. Flay, age 57, participates in the group-term life insurance plan sponsored by her corporate employer. According to Treasury tables, the cost of $1,000 of life insurance for a 57-year-old person is 43 cents per month. Determine the taxable income that Mrs. Flay must recognize assuming that:

a. The plan provides $40,000 coverage. 

b. The plan provides $275,000 coverage.

Assume the taxable year is 2018.