On its December 31, 2017, balance sheet, Calgary Industries reports equipment of $370,000 and accumulated depreciation of $74,000. During 2018, the company plans to purchase additional equipment costing $80,000 and expects depreciation expense of $30,000. Additionally, it plans to dispose of equipment that originally cost $42,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $5,600. The balances for equipment and accumulated depreciation, respectively, on the December 31, 2018 budgeted balance sheet are: a) $450,000; $98,400.
b) $450,000; $104,000.
c) $408,000; $104,000.
d) $328,000; $74,000.
e) $408,000; $98,400.

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?