Nowadays a problem of genetically modified food is widespread all over the world. GM foods are genetically modified using biotechnology. More and more GM foods appear on the shelves of our stores and supermarkets nowadays‚ and make their way into our kitchens. GM foods are designed for greater resistance to viruses and pests‚ higher nutritional value and longer shelf life. However‚ their safety‚ potential risks and ethical concerns are still being debated. So‚ should genetically modified crops be
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p.a.‚ and the company is in the 34% tax bracket; the company expects $306‚000 of earnings before interest and taxes every year in perpetuity. What would be the value of the firm if it was financed entirely with equity? What amount of the firm’s annual earnings is available to stockholders? 2 Exercise 2 Gibson‚ Inc.‚ expects perpetual earnings before interest and taxes of $1.2 mil. per year; the firm’s pre-tax cost of debt is 8% p.a.‚ and its annual interest expense is $200‚000;
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Daniel Weintraub in the article‚ “ The battle against fast food begins in the home” argues that the parents are the ones to blame for child obesity. Fast food companies shouldn’t be to blame‚ because they are only doing their job. Weintraub supports his argument by explaining the data‚ and research‚ to show that most studies for customers supersizing options. His purpose was to raise awareness‚ and inform readers that parents need to take responsibility of their children so that the children don’t
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Problem 17-1 Dividends and Taxes [LO2] Dark Day‚ Inc.‚ has declared a $5.60 per share dividend. Suppose capital gains are not taxed‚ but dividends are taxed at 15 percent. New IRS regulations require that taxes be withheld at the time the dividend is paid. Dark Day sells for $94.10 per share‚ and the stock is about to go ex-dividend. What do you think the ex-dividend price will be? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g.‚ 32.16)) Ex-dividend price $ Problem 17-2 Stock Dividends
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TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY EATING‚ HIGHER TAXES SHOULD BE IMPOSED ON JUNK FOODS AND SOFT DRINKS Husnu Yilmaz Istanbul Şehir University Over the past decades‚ obesity has become a serious problem that governments have to tackle.In fact it has been discussed for years but still there is not a certain solution to obesity.Governments and academists discuss it and provide information about the obesity epidemic but providing information is not enough‚ in some cases‚ to take notice and to care about the damaging
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In a passage from his essay “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins In the Home‚’ Daniel Weintraub‚ discusses how parents are the one’s to blame for their child’s health‚ particularly in the obesity epidemic. Weintraub wants parents to take responsibility for the health of their kids. I agree with Weintraub’s passage because neither food corporations nor the government are forcing your child to eat anything. The public likes to blame big food corporations for their bad health decisions. “Teenagers
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Increased taxes on the wealthy seems fair in our opinion. Taxes are a way for the government to bring in more money. The money is used for when economic times get hard and challenging. It is also used for education‚ social security‚ health‚ and other things needed in our country. The wealthy are most likely able to afford these increases in taxes. This doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t tax the less wealthy/poor and middle class. That’s why their taxed less‚ cause they don’t have as much financial
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Germans and French have signed petition in favour of higher taxes. Luca Di (Ferrari owner) says its “right” for the rich to pay more. Three crucial questions the article is asking: What share of tax do the rich actually pay? What has happened to this tax burden over recent decades? And what does the evidence suggest about how the rich respond to changes in taxation? Stats from the article: “The rich pay a substantial share of taxes across the developed world‚ and this share has risen in recent
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over use of these products. Recently‚ governments have tried to raise taxes on other products like large‚ sugar-filled soft drinks and junk foods. There has been opposition to raise taxes on soft drinks and snack foods‚ but it is a good idea. There is evidence that these taxes can reduce the number of people who purchase these items. Therefore‚ the added cost can help people be make better choices and be healthier. Sin taxes are something that governments have been doing for hundreds of years
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conflicts all around the world‚ all while becoming the most powerful economy in the world accompanied with the most powerful military. With all that has changed in the world‚ and The United States over the last two centuries‚ one constant has remained‚ taxes. As we are fast approaching a presidential election in November of 2012 tax reform appears to remain a very trendy topic. As President Obama recently released his tax returns from 2011 following the release of GOP’s candidate Mitch Romney’s return
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