All of the following are deductible business expenses except: a. depreciation on business items expected to last longer than one year. b. monthly expenses for a cell phone used exclusively for business purposes. c. the taxpayer uses another phone as their primary phone. d. dress clothing purchased and worn by the taxpayer to maintain a professional appearance. e. protective clothing used in a taxpayer's line of work

The management of a supermarket wants to adopt a new promotional policy of giving a free gift to every customer who spends > a certain amount per visit at this supermarket. the expectation of the management is that after this promotional policy is advertised, the expenditures for all customers at this supermarket will be normally distributed with a mean of $95 and a standard deviation of $20. if the management wants to give free gifts to at most 10% of the customers, what should the amount be above which a customer would receive a free gift?

Fortress international, a large conglomerate, procures a few component parts from external suppliers and also manufactures some of the key raw materials in its own subsidiaries. aside from this, the company does not solely depend on outside distributors to reach its customers. in fact, it has its own retail stores to distribute its products. in this scenario, which of the following alternatives to vertical integration is fortress international applying? a. concentric integration b. taper integration c. horizontal integration d. conglomerate integration

Which motion below could be made so that the chair would be called on to enforce a violated rule?