Why should organizations be allowed to promote offensive, violent, sexual, or unhealthy products that can be legally sold and purchased?

What is "staffing level"? a) the practice of assigning the same number of workers to each department b) the average educational level attained by employees of a business c) the rank above cashier d) the number of workers assigned to jobs at a particular time

Interpreting the income tax expense footnote the income tax footnote to the financial statements of fedex corporation follows. the components of the provision for income taxes for the years ended may 31 were as follows: ($ millions) 2010 2009 2008 current provision domestic federal $ 36 $ (35) $ 514 state and local 54 18 74 foreign 207 214 242 297 197 830 deferred provisions (benefit) domestic federal 408 327 31 state and local 15 48 (2) foreign (10) 7 32 413 382 61 provision for income taxes $ 710 $ 579 $ 891 (a)what is the amount of income tax expense reported in fedex's 2010, 2009, and 2008 income statements?

Identify the level of the literature hierarchy for u.s. gaap to which each item belongs