You sit on the board of a public corporation. your ceo has proposed taking steps to offset the carbon impact of your company's manufacturing process. doing so will add to the company's overall expenses. your ceo argues, however, that this action will actually increase the stock price, maximizing shareholder wealth. why might socially-responsible activities also be value-maximizing?

Cynthia is a hospitality worker in the lodging industry who prefers to cater to small groups of people. she might want to open a

Bernard made a gift of $500,000 to his brother in 2014. due to bernard’s prior taxable gifts he paid $200,000 of gift tax. when bernard died in 2019, the applicable gift tax credit had increased. at bernard’s death, what amount related to the $500,000 gift to his brother is included in his gross estate?

Pam is a low-risk careful driver and fran is a high-risk aggressive driver. to reveal their driver types, an auto-insurance company a. refuses to insure high-risk drivers b. charges a higher premium to owners of newer cars than to owners of older cars c. offers policies that enable drivers to reveal their private information d. uses a pooling equilibrium e. requires drivers to categorize themselves as high-risk or low-risk on the application form