Additional Information for PNG Co. in 20X1:
1. All sales were on account.
2. Earnings per share were $2.00.
3. The closing stock price on 12/31/X1 was $15.40.
4. PNG had 68,500 of its only class of (common) stock outstanding on 12/31/X1?

What was PNG Company’s current ratio for the year 20X1?

a. 7.74
b. 2.47
c. 3.32
d. 2.66

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?