Choose the preferred sentence from each pair and justify your choice. a. (1) Lindsay's request to telecommute was denied, but she will begin a flextime schedule in two weeks. (2) Although her request to telecommute was denied, Lindsay will begin a flextime schedule in two weeks. a. (1) The Lawlor account was won. (2) Jennifer is responsible for our winning the Lawlor account. b. (1) Thank you for donating time to work with the United Way campaign this year. (2) Congratulations on your outstanding work as the campaign coordinator for the 2007 United Way campaign. Our city's goal was easily exceeded thanks to your exceptional leadership abilities. c. (1) We appreciate your letting us know about your concems. (2) We appreciate your letting us know about the broken equipment, the outdated materials, and the poor employee morale at your branch. d. (1) Your warranty does not cover these repair charges. (2) Had you completed all scheduled maintenance on your Lincoln LS, your warranty would have covered these repair charges. Focus E ish (United States)

Guardian inc. is trying to develop an asset-financing plan. the firm has $450,000 in temporary current assets and $350,000 in permanent current assets. guardian also has $550,000 in fixed assets. assume a tax rate of 40 percent. a. construct two alternative financing plans for guardian. one of the plans should be conservative, with 70 percent of assets financed by long-term sources, and the other should be aggressive, with only 56.25 percent of assets financed by long-term sources. the current interest rate is 12 percent on long-term funds and 7 percent on short-term financing. compute the annual interest payments under each plan.

Which value describes the desire to be one’s own boss? a. autonomy b. status c. security d. entrepreneurship

Benton company (bc), a calendar year entity, has one owner, who is in the 37% federal income tax bracket (any net capital gains or dividends would be taxed at a 20% rate). bc's gross income is $395,000, and its ordinary trade or business deductions are $245,000. ignore the standard deduction (or itemized deductions) and the deduction for qualified business income. if required, round computations to the nearest dollar. a. bc is operated as a proprietorship, and the owner withdraws $100,000 for personal use. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and the tax liability associated with the income from the sole proprietorship is $ . b. bc is operated as a c corporation, pays out $100,000 as salary, and pays no dividends to its shareholder. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ . the shareholder's tax liability is $ . c. bc is operated as a c corporation and pays out no salary or dividends to its shareholder. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ . d. bc is operated as a c corporation, pays out $100,000 as salary, and pays out the remainder of its earnings as dividends. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ .