Identify Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 4

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is true.

• A)A corporation accumulates earnings to fund the redemption of a shareholder's stock following her death so as to provide her estate with liquidity to pay death taxes. Such an accumulation of earnings is a reasonable business need.
• B)A corporation accumulates earnings to fund a buy-sell agreement. Such an accumulation of earnings is a reasonable business need.
• C)A corporation's net capital gain (minus any federal income taxes paid with respect to such gain)increases the tax base for the accumulated earnings tax.
• D)All of the above are false.

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Definitions:

MU-to-P Ratio

The ratio of marginal utility (MU) to price (P), used in consumer choice theory to determine the optimal consumption bundle.

MU ᵦ/P ᵦ Ratio

Represents the marginal utility of good B (MUᵦ) divided by its price (Pᵦ), used in consumer theory to analyze optimal consumption points.

TP or MP Curves

Total Product (TP) and Marginal Product (MP) curves are graphical representations in economics that illustrate the total output produced and the additional output from employing one more unit of a resource, respectively.