Lifesaver Inc., a producer of personal protective equipment, trades on the TSX Venture stock exchange at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 4.0x. From performing a precedent transaction analysis, you note that recent acquisitions of similar companies have transacted at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 6.0x. The following is not a valid potential reason for this discrepancy: 1-Special purchaser considerations, such as synergies, being inherent in the precedent transaction multiples
2-The presence of a control premium within the EV/EBITDA multiple implied by the acquisitions
3-Multiples implied by precedent transactions are not relevant when considering publicly traded companies
4-The presence of an implied minority discount (a discount due to a lack of control in the company when purchasing shares in the open market) in the 4.0x EV/EBITDA trading multiple

Which of the following is a primary concern of top managers? a)supervising nonmanagerial employees b)deciding which goods a company should produce c)supervising first-line managers d)developing and fine-tuning employee skills e)training, motivating, and rewarding salespeople.

Benton company (bc), a calendar year entity, has one owner, who is in the 37% federal income tax bracket (any net capital gains or dividends would be taxed at a 20% rate). bc's gross income is $395,000, and its ordinary trade or business deductions are $245,000. ignore the standard deduction (or itemized deductions) and the deduction for qualified business income. if required, round computations to the nearest dollar. a. bc is operated as a proprietorship, and the owner withdraws $100,000 for personal use. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and the tax liability associated with the income from the sole proprietorship is $ . b. bc is operated as a c corporation, pays out $100,000 as salary, and pays no dividends to its shareholder. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ . the shareholder's tax liability is $ . c. bc is operated as a c corporation and pays out no salary or dividends to its shareholder. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ . d. bc is operated as a c corporation, pays out $100,000 as salary, and pays out the remainder of its earnings as dividends. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ .

Define the marginal rate of substitution between two goods (x and y). if a consumer’s preferences are given by u(x,y) = x3/4y1/4, compute the consumer’s marginal rate of substitution as a function of x and y. calculate the mrs if the consumer has chosen to consumer 48 units of x and 16 units of y. show your work. (use the back of the page if necessary.