Gertrude, a salesperson in a pharmaceutical company, is required to approach organizations that would be interested in her company's products. To ensure efficient lead generation, Gertrude decides to collect some specific information about the selling situation. In this scenario, Gertrude is most likely to collect information about the:.

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?