Fizer Pharmaceutical paid $85 million on January 2, 2021, for 5 million shares of Carne Cosmetics common stock. The investment represents a 20% interest in the net assets of Carne and gave Fizer the ability to exercise significant influence over Carne’s operations. Fizer received dividends of $3 per share on December 21, 2021, and Carne reported net income of $35 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The fair value of Carne’s common stock at December 31, 2021, was $35.50 per share.

Of the four types of discharge, firing a. results from an employee's poor performance⎯that is, from his or her failure to fulfill expectations.b. is for-cause dismissal⎯the result of employee theft, gross insubordination, release of proprietary information, and so on.c. usually refers to the temporary unemployment experienced by hourly employees and implies that they are "subject to recall."d. designates the permanent elimination of a job as a result of workforce reduction, plant closing, or departmental consolidation.