Anegative effect of acquiring other firms for the purpose of innovation is:

a. the acquired firm's employees usually leave.
b. innovations may not actually be present in the firm after the purchase is completed.
c. the effect it can have on the firm's own ability to produce innovations.
d. innovations cannot be transferred between organizations.

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u. s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u. s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

From what part of income should someone take savings?

During which of the following phases of the business cycle does the real gdp fall? a. trough b. expansion c. contraction d. peak