The following information for the past year for the Blaine Corporation has been provided:Fixed costs:Manufacturing$ 125, 000$125,000Marketing24,00024,000Adm inistrative20,00020,000Variable costs: Manufacturing $ 110,000$110,000 Marketing 30,00030,000 Administrative 34,00034,000 During the year, the company produced and sold 60,00060,000 units of product at a selling price of $ 12.40$12.40 per unit. There was no beginning inventory of the product at the beginning of the year. What is the contribution margin ratio for Blaine Corporation (round to 1 decimal)?A. 70.470.4 %B. 53.953.9 %C. 22.722.7 %D. 76.676.6 %

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?

Which of the following are considered needs? check all that apply

Oliver queen buys 100 shares of stock in green arrow archery corporation, a publicly traded company with which he is not affiliated as a director, officer, or employee. he then sells his 100 shares to john diggle. the sec sues oliver because he didn't register the sale of stock to john. who wins? oliver, because the sale falls into the nonissuer exemption oliver, because the sale falls into the private placement exemption the sec, because the transaction is not exempt from registration the sec, because even exempt transactions must be registered with the sec