Dix, inc., a calendar-year corporation, reported the following operating income (loss) before income tax forits first three years of operations: 2011 $100,0002012 (200,000)2013 400,000there are no permanent or temporary differences between operating income (loss) for financial and income tax reporting purposes. when filing its 2012 tax return, dix did not elect to forego the carryback of its loss for 2012. assume a 40% tax rate for all years. what amount should dix report as its income tax liability at december 31, 2013? a. $ 60,000b. $ 80,000 c. $120,000d. $160,000

While studying for the engineering economy final exam, you and two friends find yourselves craving a fresh pizza. you can't spare the time to pick up the pizza and must have it delivered. "pick-up-sticks" offers a 1-1/4-inch-thick (including toppings), 20-inch square pizza with your choice of two toppings for $15 plus 5% sales tax and a $1.50 delivery charge (no sales tax on delivery charge). "fred's" offers the round, deep-dish sasquatch, which is 20 inches in diameter. it is 1-3/4 inches thick, includes two toppings, and costs $17.25 plus 5% sales tax and free delivery. 1. what is the problem in this situation? state it in an explicit and precise manner. 2. systematically apply the seven principles of engineering economy (pp. 3-6) to the problem you have defined in part (a). 3. assuming that your common unit of measure is dollars (i. e., cost), what is the better value for getting a pizza based on the criterion of minimizing cost per unit of volume? 4. what other criteria might be used to select which pizza to purchase?

An office manager is concerned with declining productivity. despite the fact that she regularly monitors her clerical staff four times each day—at 9: 00 am, 11: 00 am, 1: 00 pm, and again at 3: 00 pm—office productivity has declined 30 percent since she assumed the helm one year ago. would you recommend that the office manager invest more time monitoring the productivity of her clerical staff? explain.

Suppose that a monopolistically competitive restaurant is currently serving 260 meals per day (the output where mr