Mormino Corporation’s income statement appears below: Income Statement Sales (all on account) $ 1,240,000 Cost of goods sold 730,000 Gross margin 510,000 Operating expenses 450,462 Net operating income 59,538 Interest expense 18,000 Net income before taxes 41,538 Income taxes (35%) 14,538 Net income $ 27,000 The company’s gross margin percentage is closest to.

Wo firms, a and b, each currently dump 50 tons of chemicals into the local river. the government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution dumped into the river. it costs firm a $100 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river, and it costs firm b $50 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river. the government gives each firm 20 pollution permits. government officials are not sure whether to allow the firms to buy or sell the pollution permits to each other. what is the total cost of reducing pollution if firms are not allowed to buy and sell pollution permits from each other? what is the total cost of reducing pollution if the firms are allowed to buy and sell permits from each other? a. $3,000; $1,500 b. $4,500; $3,500 c. $4,500; $4,000 d. $4,500; $2,500