Which of the following is not an advantage of a repurchase? a. a repurchase announcement may be viewed as a positive signal by investors because repurchases are often motivated by managements' belief that their firms' shares are undervalued. b. stockholders are often indifferent between dividends and repurchases, and repurchases are generally just as dependable as dividends. c. stockholders have a choice when the firm distributes cash by repurchasing stock—they can sell or not sell their shares. d. repurchases can be used to produce large-scale changes in a firm's capital structure. e. a repurchase can remove a large block of stock that is "overhanging" the market and keeping the price per share down.

Select the correct answerwhat is the responsibility of each of the twelve federal reserve's banks in their districts? a.they set the prime rateob.they monitor functioning of banks in their through onsite and offsite reviewsc.they assess taxes in their destnictd.they write fiscal policies

Bernard made a gift of $500,000 to his brother in 2014. due to bernard’s prior taxable gifts he paid $200,000 of gift tax. when bernard died in 2019, the applicable gift tax credit had increased. at bernard’s death, what amount related to the $500,000 gift to his brother is included in his gross estate?

1. which one of the following would be an example of a supply-side market failure? a. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, and after the leak is discovered, the business immediately cleans up the pollution at its own expense. b. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, but the state uses taxpayer money to clean up the pollution rather than requiring the business to pay. c. your business wants to attract repeat customers by putting on a customer-appreciation picnic at a public park, but you decide not to because you couldn't prevent noncustomers from consuming the food and entertainment you provided. d. everyone rushes to the local retail outlet at midnight on the day of the release of a new video game console, and the store runs out before everyone is able to buy one.