Poison Corporation holds 70 percent of Snake Company’s voting common shares but none of its preferred shares. Summary balance sheets for the companies on December 31, 20X1, are as follows: Poison Corporation Snake Company
Assets
Cash $20,000 $29,000
Accounts Receivable 32,000 42,000
Inventory 120,000 74,000
Buildings and Equipment 295,000 215,000
Less: Accumulated Depreciation (138,000) (63,000)
Investment in Snake Company 123,900
Total Assets $452,900 $297,000
Liabilities and Owners’ Equity
Accounts Payable $77,900 $64,000
Wages Payable 40,000
Preferred Stock 100,000 56,000
Common Stock ($10 par value) 120,000 100,000
Retained Earnings 115,000 77,000
Total Liabilities and Owners’ Equity $452,900 $297,000

Neither of the preferred issues is convertible. Poison’s preferred pays a 9 percent annual dividend and Snake’s preferred pays a 10 percent dividend. Snake reported net income of $52,000 and paid a total of $21,000 of dividends in 20X1. Poison reported $65,000 of income from its separate operations and paid total dividends of $47,000 in 20X1.

Required:
Compute 20X1 consolidated EPS. Ignore any tax consequences. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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 $ .

Juan's investment portfolio was valued at $125,640 at the beginning of the year. during the year, juan received $603 in interest income and $298 in dividend income. juan also sold shares of stock and realized $1,459 in capital gains. juan's portfolio is valued at $142,608 at the end of the year. all income and realized gains were reinvested. no funds were contributed or withdrawn during the year. what is the amount of income juan must declare this year for income tax purposes?

Required: 1-a. the marketing manager argues that a $5,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $9,000. calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income. 1-b. should the advertising budget be increased ? yes no hintsreferencesebook & resources hint #1 check my work 8.value: 1.00 pointsrequired information 2-a. refer to the original data. management is considering using higher-quality components that would increase the variable expense by $2 per unit. the marketing manager believes that the higher-quality product would increase sales by 10% per month. calculate the change in total contribution margin. 2-b. should the higher-quality components be used? yes no