Spark, Inc., which manufactures the fireworks that municipal governments buy to put on their annual fireworks shows on the Fourth of July, moved most of its manufacturing operations from the United States to China a decade ago. Now, Spark is moving production back to the United States because the company's managers are uncomfortable with many Chinese business practices. Spark, Inc. engages in when it moves its operations back to the United States.

Which of the following best describes how the federal reserve bank banks during a bank run? a. the federal reserve bank regulates exchanges to prevent the demand for withdrawals from rising above the required reserve ratio. b. the federal reserve bank acts as an insurance company that pays customers if their bank fails. c. the federal reserve bank has the power to take over a private bank if customers demand too many withdrawals. d. the federal reserve bank can provide a short-term loan to banks to prevent them from running out of money. 2b2t

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?

Using the smith's bbq report, the cost of wine for next week will increase by 2% from the current week. if all other cost of sales stays constant, what will be the approximate total cost of sales for next week?