The additional standard deduction for age and blindness is greater for married taxpayers than for single taxpayers
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
RATIONALE: For 2017, compare $1,550 (single) with $1,250 (married).
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For years, Kathleen served as head of the research and development (R&D) department at Bannerman Pharmaceuticals in Chicago. She enjoyed enormous support from her team, who liked her personally and respected her professionally. Now she has retired, and her place has been taken by Jerome from Bannerman's Cleveland facility. Yet employees continue to sidestep Jerome and come directly to Kathleen for guidance, calling or emailing her at home with questions. What is her best course of action?
A. to continually direct her former subordinates to Jerome while emphasizing the fact that, as the new director of R&D, he has authority over, and responsibility for, the team B. to let team members know that failure to respect Jerome will be regarded as a breach of protocol, and that they should no longer contact her C. to call Jerome and offer some advice regarding the techniques she has developed over the years for winning and keeping employees' loyalty D. to let employees know that she wishes she were still in charge, but Jerome is their boss now, and there is nothing anyone can do about that fact E. to willingly offering guidance to her former subordinates, as well as her replacement, and encouraging them to involve her in settling any disputes
For a backward vertical integration strategy into the business of suppliers to be viable and profitable, a company must possess
A. a distinctive competence in production process technology and at least a core competence in manufacturing R&D. B. large state-of-the-art production facilities so that it can fully capture all economies of scale in producing parts and components. C. excess production capacity so that it has an ample in-house ability to undertake additional production activities. D. considerable expertise in supply chain management, transportation logistics, and inventory control techniques. E. the capability to achieve the same scale economies as outside suppliers and also match or beat suppliers' production efficiency with no drop in quality.
The amount of the asset reserved for the higher price segment is such that the expected marginal revenue from the higher priced segment is less than the price to the lower price segment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Consumer confidence is at a low during periods of
A. recession. B. prosperity. C. recovery. D. slowdown. E. depression.