1. Friedman distinguishes between the two concepts that (a) businesses really do act in ways to maximize profit and (b) business
es have a moral responsibility (or, as he puts it, a social responsibility) to act to maximize profit. How does he defend the latter position? (See both the Friedman and Sandbu readings)
Friedman defends the position that companies have a social responsibility to act to maximize profit, in the sense that, the primary function of companies is to generate profit. The author goes against the growing opinions in society that companies must have social responsibility, that is, they need to create a positive and sensitive corporate image to please political and society interests and counter or even soften the words and actions its central purpose, which is profit generation. For him, social responsibility cannot be politicized in order to be an obligation of companies, as it limits freedom and interests arising from the business.
The general journal entries that Alicia Tax Services will make to record this transaction is :Debit Accounts payable, $690; credit Cash, $690.
Based on the information given since Alicia Tax Services paid the amount of $690 to settle an account payable which means that the appropriate journal entry to record the transaction will be:
Debit Accounts payable $690
Credit Cash $690
(To record account payable)
Inconclusion the general journal entries that Alicia Tax Services will make to record this transaction is :Debit Accounts payable, $690; credit Cash, $690.
The tax basis for Ted's estate is $9,500,000, ans since it falls under the current federal estate tax exemption($11,400,000), his wife and children do not have to pay any estate taxes. If Ted's family sells the assets before the six month alternate valuation is effective, then their tax basis will be the same as Ted's estate ($9,500,000).
The collusion occurs when firms agree to collaborate in a way that disrupt markets such as fixing prices above the actual price to alter the equilibrium of the market
Work planning process for the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has always been vibrant and improvements have been created during the year to satisfy objectives, and with the available resources to anticipate and respond to emerging issues.
<em>The OIG Work Plan establishes various projects, such as OIG audits and evaluations which are yet to be established or arranged to be tackled by OIG's Audit Services Office and Evaluation and Inspections Office during the fiscal year and beyond.</em>
