Birch corp., a calendar-year corporation, was formed three years ago by its sole shareholder, james, who has operated it as an s corporation since its inception. last year, james made a direct loan to birch corp. in the amount of $6,600. birch corp. has paid the interest on the loan but has not yet paid any principal. (assume the loan qualifies as debt for tax purposes.) for the year, birch experienced a $34,700 business loss. what amount of the loss clears the tax-basis limitation, and what is james’s basis in his birch corp. stock and birch corp. debt in each of the following alternative scenarios? (leave no answer blank. enter zero if applicable.) b. at the beginning of the year, james's basis in his birch corp. stock was $10,300 and his basis in his birch corp. debt was $6,600.

Andrea cujoli is a currency speculator who enjoys "betting" on changes in the foreign currency exchange market. currently the spot price for the japanese yen is ¥129.87/$ and the 6-month forward rate is ¥128.53/$. andrea would earn a higher rate of return by buying yen and a forward contract than if she had invested her money in 6-month us treasury securities at an annual rate of 2.50%. true/false?

Afirm wants to hire a project manager (pm) at a salary of $100,000. 30% of pms have high ability, and 70% of pms have low ability. high ability pms generate $120,000 in revenue and low ability pms generate $80,000 in revenue. in addition to differences in productivity, high and low ability pms have different outside offers. if a high ability pm is not hired by the firm, she can work for another company at a salary of $80,000. if the low ability pm is not hired by the firm, she can work for another company for $70,000. high ability pms are also able to get a project management professional (pmp) certification at a cost of $1,000. low ability pms are unable to get a pmp certification (they would fail the test). the firm is not able to observe a pm’s ability, but is able to observe and verify whether or not the pm has a pmp certificate.(a) draw the extensive form of the game.expert answer

Elite coffee and bakery, a café that offers a relaxing environment to enjoy quality coffees, teas, soups, and other menu items, has a poster in the front of its restaurants that reads, "we will always provide a quality product to our customers better meet the challenges of their day and always take the time to offer caring service one person at a time." this statement is elite's