. Challenge question: Home mortgages use amortization schedules, but the principal balance might be 10 or 100 times larger than Janet's $3500 trip. They're typically paid back over a period of 30 years at a much lower

interest rate (4%). Explain what you think that amortization schedule might look like.

The stock of grommet corporation, a u.s. company, is publicly traded, with no single shareholder owning more than 5 percent of its outstanding stock. grommet owns 95 percent of the outstanding stock of staple inc., also a u.s. company. staple owns 100 percent of the outstanding stock of clip corporation, a canadian company. grommet and clip each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of fastener inc., a u.s. company. grommet and staple each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of binder corporation, a u.s. company. which of these corporations form an affiliated group eligible to file a consolidated tax return?