Idle time gaming, inc has reached a point in its life where it needs several million dollars in order to expand and follow its strategic plan. in negotiations with the investment banker, they agree to issue 40 million shares of common stock, at $22/share. if the investment banker's fee for underwriting the total sale is 6.82%, what is the discounted pricethat the investment bank is willing to pay idle time for the shares?
a. approximately $300,000,000
b. approximately $820,000,000
c. approximately $ 880,000,000
d. approximately $88,000

You are the new chief information officer for the video-game developer, necturus games. the company has recently undergone a major expansion of its primary product, and you must staff up the is department and determine the best way to develop new game "capsules" for the game, "escape velocity."

Based on the supply and demand theory, why do medical doctors earn higher wages than child-care workers?

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?