Why does the United States government provide tax breaks related to the amount of money companies spend on research and development? to protect the right of inventors to produce and sell their inventions to provide incentives for companies to conduct research and development to involve less government scrutiny than a government funded project to allow antitrust authorities to challenge joint research efforts

If the economy were in the contracting phase of the business cycle, how might that affect your ability to find work?

Afinancing project has an initial cash inflow of $42,000 and cash flows of −$15,600, −$22,200, and −$18,000 for years 1 to 3, respectively. the required rate of return is 13 percent. what is the internal rate of return? should the project be accepted?

John has served as the chief operating officer (coo) for business graphics, inc., a publicly owned firm, the past 5 years. which of the following statements about john is correct? both john and the ceo of business graphics must certify to the sec that the firm's financial statements are accurate. as the coo, john will be ranked higher than the ceo but still below the cfo. in john's postition as the coo, it is highly unlikely that he would also be the chairperson of the board of directors. as the coo, john would typically be involved with accounting, finance, and asset purchase decisions.