Suppose the average Social Security benefits (paid to retirees) in the nation are $12,000 per year. The number of social security pension recipients is currently 50 million. There are 150 million workers in the workforce this year and the average taxable wage per worker is $25,000 per year Suppose the number of Social Security recipients increase to 100 million in 20 years, while the number of workers decreases to 100 million. Assuming nothing else changes, calculate the tax rate on wages necessary to pay Social Security benefits in 20 years on a pay-as-you-go basis.

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

Serious question, which is preferred in a business? pp or poopoo?

*will mark brainliest! * when a company spends resources (labor, money) to give customers "free" items, those costs are called a. investment costs b. economic costs c. scarcity costs d. opportunity costs answer asap!