Following is the income statement information from Apollo Medical Devices. ($ in thousands) 2020
Net sales $4,163,770
Cost of sales before special charges 1,382,235
Special inventory obsolescence charge 27,876
Total cost of sales 1,410,111
Gross profit 2,753,659
Selling, general and admin expense 1,570,667
Research and development expense 531,086
Merger and acquisition costs 46,914
In-process research and development charges 12,244
Litigation settlement 16,500
Operating profit 576,248
Interest expense (57,372)
Interest income 2,076
Gain on disposal of fixed assets 4,929
Impairment of marketable securities (5,222)
Other income (expense), net (2,857)
Earnings before income taxes 517,802
Income tax expense 191,587
Net earnings $326,215
Required: Identify the components that we would consider operating.

Ajewelry direct sales company pays its consultants based on recruiting new members. question 1 options: the company is running a pyramid scheme, which is illegal. the company is running a pyramid scheme, which is legal. the company has implemented a legal and ethical plan for growth. the company uses this method of compensation to reduce the fee for the product sample kit.

An employer who is considering hiring eva has asked donna, eva’s former supervisor, for a report on eva. in truth, eva’s work for donna has been only average. however, eva is donna’s friend, and donna knows that eva probably will not get the job if she says anything negative about eva, and donna knows that eva desperately needs the job. further, donna knows that if the situation were reversed, she would not want eva to mention her deficiencies. nevertheless, it has been donna’s policy to reveal the deficiencies of employees when she has been asked for references by employers, and she knows that some of eva’s faults may be bothersome to this particular employer. finally, this employer has leveled with donna in the past when donna has asked for a report on people who have worked for him. should donna reveal deficiencies in eva’s past performance? (remember to use one of the three moral theories acceptable for this test to solve this dilemma. any discussion of any personal opinion, religious perspective, or theory other than the moral theories acceptable for this test will result in a score of "0" for this question.)

Melissa is a very generous single woman. before this year, she had given over $11,400,000 in taxable gifts over the years and has completely exhausted her applicable credit amount. in the current year, melissa gave her daughter riley $100,000 and promptly filed her gift tax return. melissa did not make any other gifts this year. how much gift tax must riley pay the irs because of this transaction?