Mrs. Lee, age 70, withdrew $10,000 from her Roth IRA this year. Mrs. Lee opened this account in 2000. The balance in the account at year-end was $76,600, which included $50,000 of contributions. Compute the taxable portion of the $10,000 withdrawal.

Discuss how the resource-based view (rbv) of the firm combines the two perspectives of (1) an internal analysis of a firm and (2) an external analysis of its industry and its competitive environment. include comments on the different types of firm resources and how these resources can be used by a firm to build sustainable competitive advantages.

Juan has a retail business selling skateboard supplies he maintains large stockpiles of every item he sells in a warehouse on the outskirts of town he keeps finding that he has to reorder certain supplies all the time but others only once a year how can he solve this problem?

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?