The securities and exchange commission () has an excellent, easily searched website. probably the most useful component of the sec site is the link to the hoover database. this database is a repository for most of the financial filings that public companies must submit periodically to the sec.
a. true.
b. false.

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?

Describe what fixed costs and marginal costs mean to a company.

Which of the following comes after a period of recession in the business cycle? a. stagflation b. a drought c. a boom d. recovery