Comet company is owned equally by pat and his sister pam, each of whom hold 100 shares in the company. pam wants to reduce her ownership in the company, and it was decided that the company will redeem 50 of her shares for $1,000 per share on december 31, 20x3. pam's income tax basis in each share is $500. comet has total e& p of $250,000. what are the tax consequences to pam because of the stock redemption? a. $25,000 capital gain and a tax basis in each of her remaining shares of $500. b. $25,000 capital gain and a tax basis in each of her remaining shares of $100. c. $50,000 dividend and a tax basis in each of her remaining shares of $100. d. $50,000 dividend and a tax basis in each of her remaining shares of $50.

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M. cotteleer electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. one of the components has an annual demand of 235 units, and this is constant throughout the year. carrying cost is estimated to be $1.25 per unit per year, and the ordering (setup) cost is $21 per order. a) to minimize cost, how many units should be ordered each time an order is placed? b) how many orders per year are needed with the optimal policy? c) what is the average inventory if costs are minimized? d) suppose that the ordering cost is not $21, and cotteleer has been ordering 125 units each time an order is placed. for this order policy (of q = 125) to be optimal, determine what the ordering cost would have to be.

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration