Basic Scenario $6$: Matt Urban Interview Notes $$ Matt Urban is single, $24$ years old, and has never been married. $$ Matt earned wages of $$27,500$ during the first half of the year. Matt lost his job in September and received a total of $$8,000$ in unemployment compensation. $$ Matt is a barber and took a class at a local barber institute to maintain his license. He paid the cost of tuition and a course$-$related book. His qualified education expenses were $$3,000.$ Matt also paid student loan interest for the courses he previously took to earn his Bachelor$$s degree. For $2024,$ he paid student loan interest of $$900.$ Matt does not have any dependents. $$ Matt is a U$.$S$.$ citizen with a valid Social Security number.

Basic Scenario $6$: Test Questions $11.$ Matt's unemployment compensation is taxable and must be included on his $2024$ tax return. a$.$ True b$.$ False $12.$ Matt is eligible for the following credit: a$.$ Earned Income Credit b$.$ Lifetime Learning Credit c$.$ American Opportunity Credit d$.$ None of the above $13.$ The amount of student loan interest Matt can claim as an adjustment to income is $$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.($Note: whole number only, do not use special characters.$)$