Another firm, called Robbem Power & Water, an established public utility company, has been paying dividends for the past 20 years. This year Robbem also announced that it will increase its dividends by 10%. Which class of investors is more likely to be pleased by Robbem’s dividend announcement? a. Investors with low tax rates who depend on current dividernd income for Iiving expenses.
b. Investors with high tax rates who don't depend on current dividend income for living expenses

Tri fecta, a partnership, had revenues of $369,000 in its first year of operations. the partnership has not collected on $45,000 of its sales and still owes $39,500 on $155,000 of merchandise it purchased. there was no inventory on hand at the end of the year. the partnership paid $27,000 in salaries. the partners invested $48,000 in the business and $23,000 was borrowed on a five-year note. the partnership paid $2,070 in interest that was the amount owed for the year and paid $9,500 for a two-year insurance policy on the first day of business. compute net income for the first year for tri fecta.