The primary operating goal of a publicly-owned firm interested in serving its stockholders should be to
a. maximize its expected total corporate income.
b. maximize its expected eps.
c. maximize the stock price per share over the long run, which is the stock's intrinsic value.
d. maximize the stock price on a specific target date.

The green revolution is a scientific breakthrough that improved seeds for basic crops. how did the green revolution impact the supply of basic crops such as wheat and corn? the supply of wheat and corn increased. there was no impact on the supply of basic crops. the supply of basic crops did not change, but the quantity supplied of basic crops increased. the supply of wheat and corn decreased.

On january 15, the end of the first biweekly pay period of the year, north company’s payroll register showed that its employees earned $32,000 of sales salaries. withholdings from the employees’ salaries include fica social security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, fica medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $3,000 of federal income taxes, $772 of medical insurance deductions, and $260 of union dues. no employee earned > $7,000 in this first period. prepare the journal entry to record north company’s january 15 (employee) payroll expenses and liabilities.

What is one counter argument to the premise that the wealth gap is a serious problem which needs to be addressed?