$87,000 of straight-line depreciation on a corporation's books. Depreciation reported on their tax return was $74,000. Yes Increase 2. Interest income from Treasury and commercial bonds. Yes Increase 3. A corporation had $56,000 of capital losses and $63,000 of capital gains. No N/A 4. Charitable contributions equal to $80,000. Taxable income without regard to the contributions was $299,000. Yes Decrease 5. Federal income tax paid. No N/A 6. Life insurance proceeds received upon the death of key personnel. The amount received was less than the premiums paid on the insurance policy. No N/A

b) a student tests 100 students to determine whether other students on her campus prefer soda brand a or soda brand b and finds no evidence that preference for brand a is not 0.5. later, a marketing company tests all students on campus and finds no difference. choose the correct answer below.

1. all other things equal, according to the law of demand, when the price of a good falls, the demand for the good falls the demand for the good rises the quantity demanded of the good falls the quantity demanded of the good rises 2. when a market is in equilibrium, the quantity of the good that buyers are willing and able to buy exactly equals the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell cannot be determined is less than the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell is greater than the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell 3. which of the following factors does not influence the demand for a good or service? consumer (buyer) income the price of related goods the number of sellers buyer expectations 4. when the number of sellers in a market increases, demand rises supply rises the price rises, all else equal the number of buyers falls

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