On december 31, 2017, berclair inc. had 540 million shares of common stock and 4 million shares of 9%, $100 par value cumulative preferred stock issued and outstanding. on march 1, 2018, berclair purchased 24 million shares of its common stock as treasury stock. berclair issued a 5% common stock dividend on july 1, 2018. four million treasury shares were sold on october 1. net income for the year ended december 31, 2018, was $900 million. the income tax rate is 40%.also outstanding at december 31 were incentive stock options granted to key executives on september 13, 2013. the options are exercisable as of september 13, 2017, for 30 million common shares at an exercise price of $56 per share. during 2018, the market price of the common shares averaged $70 per share. in 2014, $62.5 million of 8% bonds, convertible into 6 million common shares, were issued at face value. required: compute berclair’s basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended december 31, 2018

Anderson, a computer engineer, and spouse, who is unemployed, provide more than half of the support for their child, age 23, who is a full-time student and who earns $7,000. they also provide more than half of the support for their older child, age 33, who earns $2,000 during the year. how many dependents may the andersons claim on their joint tax return?

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Jameson manages a well-known cell phone company. this company has been voted as having the best cell-phone service. consumers appreciate the fact that they can call from almost anywhere in the world and the service still gets through. jameson knows that the company's product far surpasses that of the competition. one thing has been bothering him, though. in order to put so many resources into ensuring the best service, jameson has cut back on employees at the firm's customer call center. recently, consumers have begun complaining about long wait times when they call in with a problem or concern. although its cell phone service is still considered one of the best, customer satisfaction with the firm's customer service has plummeted. jameson does not understand why consumers are getting so upset. he believes the exceptional cell phone service more than makes up for long waiting periods and other issues with its customer service. "after all," he says, "they can't have it all. if i invest more in customer service, that means less investment on ensuring the quality of our product offering."refer to scenario. jameson has asked you, a marketing consultant, to give him advice. he cannot understand how a cell-phone company with the best product offering in the cell-phone service industry could get such low satisfaction ratings simply because the customer service is not up to par. you suggest that jameson has a narrowly defined view of the company's product offering. you tell jameson that successful marketers should define their products as what they