James, who is in the 35 percent marginal tax bracket with a 15 percent tax rate on dividends, owns 100 percent of the stock of JJ Inc. This year, JJ generates $575,000 taxable income and pays a $115,000 dividend to James. Compute his tax on the dividend under each of the following assumptions: a. The federal tax rules currently in effect apply to the dividend payment.
b. The federal tax system has been amended to allow shareholders to gross up dividend income by the corporate tax paid with respect to the dividend and credit this tax against their individual tax.

Which actions can you improve your credit score? (multiple can be selected)having a good credit score should be your prime objective as credit companies analyze your creditworthiness before giving you a loan. there are certain guidelines you can follow to ensure you have a good credit score. always pay your mortgage interest on time. if you are a student, make student loan inquiries before taking any loan. if you have multiple credit cards, manage them judiciously. maintain a healthy balance in your bank account.1. always pay your mortgage interest on time.2. if you are a student, make student loan inquiries before taking any loan.3. if you have multiple credit cards, manage them judiciously.4. maintain a healthy balance in your bank account.

Your team has identified the risks on the project and determined their risk score. the team is in the midst of determining what strategies to put in place should the risks occur. after some discussion, the team members have determined that the risk of losing their network administrator is a risk they'll just deal with if and when it occurs. although they think it's a possibility and the impact would be significant, they've decided to simply deal with it after the fact. which of the following is true regarding this question? a. this is a positive response strategy.b. this is a negative response strategy.c. this is a response strategy for either positive or negative risk known as contingency planning.d. this is a response strategy for either positive or negative risks known as passive acceptance.

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?