Brady, who has ordinary-shaped indifference curves, buys 16 ounces of salt each year. Even when the price of salt doubles, Brady continues to purchase exactly 16 ounces. To help you answer this question, it may be helpful to use indifference curves and budget constraints to depict Brady's behavior graphically on a sheet of paper.

Which of the following statements is true?

a. Salt is an inferior good for Brady since the income effect is positive.
b. Salt is a normal good for Brady since the income effect is negative.
c. Salt is an inferior good for Brady since the income effect is positive.
d. Salt is a normal good for Brady since the income effect is positive.

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?