Which of the following is an example of conservation?

group of answer choices
a. joseph saves his energy by brushing his teeth in the shower.
b. rebekah recycles her glass bottles but not her cell phone batteries.
c. scott knows that one piece of pizza cut into two slices is the same amount as cutting the same piece of pizza into three slices.
d. deirdre believes that five pennies have more value than two nickels.

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?