When kroger, a national supermarket chain, uses a special promotion to price a six-pack of soda at $2.09 (which is below its customary price level of $4.29), it is attempting to a. stimulate the local economy and generate good will with its customers. b. drive its competition out of business. attract customers in hopes they will buy other products as well. c. work with the local bottler to move products that are close to their expiration dates. d. fill its parking lot so its store will look successful.

b) a student tests 100 students to determine whether other students on her campus prefer soda brand a or soda brand b and finds no evidence that preference for brand a is not 0.5. later, a marketing company tests all students on campus and finds no difference. choose the correct answer below.

You and your new australian bride matilda, are applying for a loan and are required to submit a balance sheet with your net worth. you own a 2008 toyota camry that you bought last month for $9,995. the kelly blue book value for this car is $13,995. you owe $8,150 on the car loan for the camry. you pay off your visa credit card every month and have not paid any credit card interest this year. the current visa credit card balance is $3,522, and the next statement is due in 15 days. you have a student loan balance of $6,500. you presently have $425 in your checking account and $1,540 in your savings account. you own 100 shares of ibm stock that you purchased for $85.50 per share. one share of ibm is now selling for $158.42. you own computers and other electronics that you purchased for $4,100 but could probably sell today on e-bay for $1,800. your gross income is $80,000 per year. what is your current net worth? (see wb ch. 2 example 2.3)

Emily spent her summer vacation in buenos aires, argentina, where she got plastic surgery for a fraction of what it would cost in the united states. this is an example of: