When the government’s department of transport tries to educate people that failing to use a seat belt in cars is a safety risk, this is an example of a marketing communications programme designed to:
a. persuade.
b. inform.
c. remind/reassure.
d. differentiate.

Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above

Which of the following is not a factor to consider when deciding whether to accept a special order? whether this order will hurt the brand name of the company whether other potential orders would be more profitable whether additional fixed costs would need to be incurred whether the offered price is sufficient to cover prime costs and fixed overhead allocated all of the above

A76-year old female with degenerative joint disease made an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon. the patient stated she has had severe pain in her right knee for six months. she has tried physical therapy and steroid injections but has not had any relief. the surgeon has agreed to schedule a right total knee arthroplasty (knee replacement).