The harvest county school board is concerned about deteriorating school facilities, combined with a shrinking budget. the board began by studying the issue, and then identified parents, children, teachers, staff, and taxpayers as groups who have a vested interest in the problem. the school board has listened to each group's concerns. in the ethical decision-making framework, its next action should be to
a. identify issues of concern to lawmakers.
b. assess impact of its actions beyond the classroom.
c. engage in brainstorming and evaluate alternatives.
d. choose a course of action.

The stock of grommet corporation, a u.s. company, is publicly traded, with no single shareholder owning more than 5 percent of its outstanding stock. grommet owns 95 percent of the outstanding stock of staple inc., also a u.s. company. staple owns 100 percent of the outstanding stock of clip corporation, a canadian company. grommet and clip each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of fastener inc., a u.s. company. grommet and staple each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of binder corporation, a u.s. company. which of these corporations form an affiliated group eligible to file a consolidated tax return?