Why do many companies find that providing employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes insurance, retirement investment and other benefits is worth the cost associated with these benefit packages? Providing a strong benefits package reduces some of the stress most of us feel when it comes to paying for medical care, having enough money for retirement and other employer-sponsored benefits.
1. Few employers believe that offering employee benefits is a worthwhile or cost-effective strategy for attracting and retaining the best employees.
2. When employees use the company medical benefits package, they are forced to go to doctors and health providers selected by the company for their low-cost services.
3. When the employer offers health benefits but not accrued vacation hours, employees find that their health care options actually serve as vacation time as well.

9. tax types: taxes are classified based on whether they are applied directly to income, called direct taxes, or to some other measurable performance characteristic of the firm, called indirect taxes. identify each of the following as a “direct tax,” an “indirect tax,” or something else: a. corporate income tax paid by a japanese subsidiary on its operating income b. royalties paid to saudi arabia for oil extracted and shipped to world markets c. interest received by a u.s. parent on bank deposits held in london d. interest received by a u.s. parent on a loan to a subsidiary in mexico e. principal repayment received by u.s. parent from belgium on a loan to a wholly owned subsidiary in belgium f. excise tax paid on cigarettes manufactured and sold within the united states g. property taxes paid on the corporate headquarters building in seattle h. a direct contribution to the international committee of the red cross for refugee relief i. deferred income tax, shown as a deduction on the u.s. parent’s consolidated income tax j. withholding taxes withheld by germany on dividends paid to a united kingdom parent corporation

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After much consideration, you have chosen cancun over ft. lauderdale as your spring break destination this year. however, spring break is still months away, and you may reverse this decision. which of the following events would prompt you to reverse this decision? a. the marginal cost of going to cancun decreases.b. the marginal cost of going to ft. lauderdale decreases.c. the marginal benefit of going to cancun increases.d. the marginal benefit of going to ft. lauderdale decreases.