Matthew is planning a trip to mexico for spring break. one night about midnight, he decides to visit orbitz, an airline, car rental, and lodging electronic reservation system, to book his flight using the computer in his dorm room. he connects to orbitz, where he is prompted to enter his preferred travel dates and times and to specify that price is the most important factor to him. data about several flights on various airlines, arranged from least to most expensive, appear on his screen. he requests aisle seats on a two-stop itinerary because this best meets his needs. orbitz then prompts matt to provide his credit card information to complete the booking process. after the transaction, a copy of his receipt and itinerary are emailed to him. the total time to complete the transaction is less than five minutes. orbitz created customer value for matt by contributing to which of the following form(s) of utility?
a. time utility. b. place utility. c. possession utility. d. form utility. e. all four utilities: time, place, possession, and form.

Select the correct answer the smith family adopted a child. the adoption procedure took about three months, and the family incurred various expenses. will the smiths receive and financial benefit for the taxable year? a) they will not receive any financial benefit for adopting the child b) their income tax component will decrease c) they will receive childcare grants d) they will receive a tax credit for the cost borne for adopting the child e) they will receive several tax deductions

Mae jong corp. issues $1,000,000 of 10% bonds payable which may be converted into 10,000 shares of $2 par value ordinary shares. the market rate of interest on similar bonds is 12%. interest is payable annually on december 31, and the bonds were issued for total proceeds of $1,000,000. in accounting for these bonds, mae jong corp. will: (a) first assign a value to the equity component, then determine the liability component. (b) assign no value to the equity component since the conversion privilege is not separable from the bond.(c) first assign a value to the liability component based on the face amount of the bond.(d) use the “with-and-without” method to value the compound instrument.

Reliability and validity reliability and validity are two important considerations that must be made with any type of data collection. reliability refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result. in the context of psychological research, this would mean that any instruments or tools used to collect data do so in consistent, reproducible ways. unfortunately, being consistent in measurement does not necessarily mean that you have measured something correctly. to illustrate this concept, consider a kitchen scale that would be used to measure the weight of cereal that you eat in the morning. if the scale is not properly calibrated, it may consistently under- or overestimate the amount of cereal that’s being measured. while the scale is highly reliable in producing consistent results (e.g., the same amount of cereal poured onto the scale produces the same reading each time), those results are incorrect. this is where validity comes into play. validity refers to the extent to which a given instrument or tool accurately measures what it’s supposed to measure. while any valid measure is by necessity reliable, the reverse is not necessarily true. researchers strive to use instruments that are both highly reliable and valid.