Answer: substitute
Explanation:
After firm A acquired firm B, it raised the prices for the goods produced by both firms. This can increase profits if those goods are substitutes.
Substitute goods are the goods that serve thesame functions and one can be used to replace the other one. Since both goods produced are substitutes, that means when there's price increase, even though consumers shift from one good to another, there's still rise in price which will increase profits
Answer:
d
Explanation:
Purchases assets at a cost of $15,000 (000)
Repurchases $10,000 (000) of stock
Issues 100 (000) shares of common stock
Sells $7,000 (000) of long-term assets
Answer:
Required rate of return is 6.97%
Explanation:
The required rate of return can be ascertained from the price formula below when the subject of the formula is changed to rate of return instead of stock price:
Stock price =dividend/required rate of return
stock price is $80.40
required rate of return is unknown
the dividend on the preferred stock is $5.60
required rate of return=dividend/stock price
required rate of return =$5.60/$80.40=6.97%
The required rate of return based on the stock price and dividend information provided is 6.97%
Answer:
A, A, E, E, E.
Explanation:
Tax evasion is an illegal activity in which a person or entity deliberately avoids paying a true tax liability. Those caught evading taxes are generally subject to criminal charges and substantial penalties.
Tax avoidance is the legal usage of the tax regime in a single territory to one's own advantage to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law. Tax sheltering is very similar, although unlike tax avoidance tax sheltering is not necessarily legal.
Sue writes a $707 check for a charitable contribution on December 28, 2013, but does not mail the check to the charitable organization until January 10, 2014. She takes a deduction in 2013. A - Tax Evasion
Sam decides not to report interest income from a bank because the amount is only $19.75. A - Tax Evasion
Harry pays property taxes on his home in December 2013 rather than waiting until February 2014. - E - Tax Avoidance.
Variet switches her investments from taxable corporate bonds to tax-exempt municipal bonds. E - Tax Avoidance.
Mel encourages his mother to save most of her Social Security benefits so that he will be able to claim her as a dependent. E - Tax Avoidance.
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