Answer:
option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
Economic profits refers to the profits which comes out after deducting the implicit costs and explicit costs from the total revenue.
Whereas the accounting profits takes into the effect of explicit costs only.
Implicit cost refers to the loss of money income by choosing some other alternative. It is also known as the opportunity cost.
Explicit costs refers to the costs that are incurred for operating or running a business.
Accounting profit = Total revenue - Explicit costs
Economic profit = Total revenue - Explicit costs - Implicit costs
Therefore, if the implicit costs are greater than zero then the economic profits is less than the accounting profits.
Answer:
Part - (a)
Since A constructively holds stock through her son and a prohibited interest within the 10 years of divestment, she will not receive a favorable treatment.
Part - (b)
The sale may qualify for redemption if A decides to become a creditor within a 10 years period. Creditors do not hold prohibited interest in corporations, typically because they hold no voting rights.
Part - (c)
The act of replacing, or office held by a family member, does not constitute a prohibited interest. Therefore: the sale should qualify.
Part - (d)
Accepting the stocks as gift would trigger a prohibited interest. The size of the gift and her son's shares and will nullify the 10 year rule.
Yes it is possible to posses elements of more than 1.
She may be entitled to protection under the <u>Business Judgement Rule</u>, which is a doctrine that courts generally defer to the business decisions of company executives when the decisions were in good faith.