Taymen inc., a furniture manufacturer based in arizona, has tie-ups with raw material suppliers and shipping companies who provide taymen a uniform pricing option across the united states. despite the cost of production and distribution being the same across the united states, taymen charges more for its products on the west coast than in other parts of the united states. which of the following acts prohibits this practice? (a) robinson-patman act (b) sherman antitrust ac (c) clayton antitrust act

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?