Perception is select one: a. the process by which individuals connect to their environment. b. strongly influenced by the receiver's current state of mind, role and understanding or comprehension of earlier communications. c. a factor that can affect how meanings are ascribed. d. a complex physical and psychological process. e. all of the above describe perception.

The stock of grommet corporation, a u. s. company, is publicly traded, with no single shareholder owning more than 5 percent of its outstanding stock. grommet owns 95 percent of the outstanding stock of staple inc., also a u. s. company. staple owns 100 percent of the outstanding stock of clip corporation, a canadian company. grommet and clip each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of fastener inc., a u. s. company. grommet and staple each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of binder corporation, a u. s. company. which of these corporations form an affiliated group eligible to file a consolidated tax return?