On january 1, year 2, southern corporation received $107,720 for a $100,000 face amount, 12% bond, a price that yields 10%. the bonds pay interest semiannually. southern elects the fair value option for valuing its financial liabilities. on december 31, year 2, the fair value of the bond is determined to be $106,460. southern recognized interest expense of $12,000 in its year 2 income statement. what was the gain or loss recognized on the year 2 income statement to report this bond at fair value?
a) $12,000 lossb) $1,260 gainc) $13,260 lossd) $6,460 gain

Case in point 1.2 suppose you work in the it department of global hotels, a multinational hotel chain. global hotels runs several specialized business support systems, including a guest reservations system that was developed in-house to meet the requirements of a large company with worldwide operations. guests can make one-stop online reservations by visiting global's website, which has links to all major travel industry sites. global hotels just acquired momma's, a regional chain of 20 motels in western canada. momma's uses a vertical reservations package suitable for small- to medium-sized businesses and a generic accounting and finance package. should momma's use global hotels' information systems or continue with its own? in your answer, consider issues such as business profiles, business processes, system interactivity, edi, ecommerce, and the characteristics of both information systems. what additional information would be to you in making a recommendation?

(select all that apply) examples of email use that could be considered unethical include denying receiving an e-mail requesting that you work late forwarding a chain letter asking for donations to a good cause sending a quick message to your friend about last weekend sending your boss the monthly sales figures in an attachment setting up a meeting with your co-worker sharing a funny joke with other employees

Robert is a district manager who oversees several store managers in a national chain of restaurants. robert reports directly to the vice president of stores and marketing, a member of top management. robert is a middle manager.t/f