Lone start golf, inc. provides the following information for 2018. net income $380,000 market price per share of common stock $60 per share dividends paid to common stock holders $180,000 common stock outstanding at jan. 1 2018 170,000 shares common stock outstanding at dec. 31 2018 220,000 shares there is no preferred stock outstanding. calculate the earnings per share for 2018.

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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?

Dan wants to start a supermarket in his hometown, and wants to get into the business only after finding out about the market and how successful his business might be. the best way for dan to gain knowledge is to: