Regarding the tax treatment of payments to securities holders, it is true that , while . 1. interest and preferred stock dividends are tax-deductible; while common stock dividends are not tax-deductible 2. common stock dividends and preferred stock dividends are tax-deductible; while interest is not tax-deductible 3. interest and preferred stock dividends are not tax-deductible; while common stock dividends are tax-deductible 4. common stock dividends and preferred stock dividends are not tax-deductible; while interest is tax-deductible

Galwaysc electronics makes two products. model a requires component a and component c. model b requires component b and component c. new versions of both models are released each year with updated versions of all components. all components are sourced overseas, and abc contracts annually for a quantity of each component before seeing that year’s demand. components are only assembled into finished products once demand for each model is known. for the coming year, alwaysc’s purchasing manner has proposed ordering 500,000 units of component a, 630,000 of component b, and 1,000,000 units of component c. her boss has asked why she has recommended purchasing so much of components a and b when alwaysc will not have enough of component c to fully use all of the inventory of a and b. what factors might the purchasing manager cite to explain her recommended order? explain your reasoning.

Lucy is catering an important luncheon and wants to make sure her bisque has the perfect consistency. for her bisque to turn out right, it should have the consistency of a. cold heavy cream. b. warm milk. c. foie gras. d. thick oatmeal.

All of the following led to the collapse of the soviet economy except a. a lack of worker incentives. c. inadequate supply of consumer goods. b. a reliance on production quotas. d. the introduction of a market economy.