For a period of time, Energizer Batteries used mock commercials for seemingly boring, mundane products- A few secondsinto the mock commercial, viewers heard the distinctive drumbeat of the Energizer Bunny before it marched across thescreen. Several viewers said that when they heard the drums, they looked at and attended to the commercial because theyliked the bunny. However, over time, viewers stopped paying attention to the commercial- What theory suggests that if astimulus doesn’t change, over time we adapt or habituate to it and begin to notice it less?A. Adaptation level theoryB. Dualocoding theoryC. Expectation theoryD. Wearoout theoryE. Overoexposure theory

Your parents have accumulated a $170,000 nest egg. they have been planning to use this money to pay college costs to be incurred by you and your sister, courtney. however, courtney has decided to forgo college and start a nail salon. your parents are giving courtney $20,000 to her get started, and they have decided to take year-end vacations costing $8,000 per year for the next four years. use 8 percent as the appropriate interest rate throughout this problem. use appendix a and appendix d for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a. how much money will your parents have at the end of four years to you with graduate school, which you will start then?

Grant, inc., acquired 30% of south co.’s voting stock for $200,000 on january 2, year 1, and did not elect the fair value option. the price equaled the carrying amount and the fair value of the interest purchased in south’s net assets. grant’s 30% interest in south gave grant the ability to exercise significant influence over south’s operating and financial policies. during year 1, south earned $80,000 and paid dividends of $50,000. south reported earnings of $100,000 for the 6 months ended june 30, year 2, and $200,000 for the year ended december 31, year 2. on july 1, year 2, grant sold half of its stock in south for $150,000 cash. south paid dividends of $60,000 on october 1, year 2. before income taxes, what amount should grant include in its year 1 income statement as a result of the investment?

Paying attention to the purpose of her speech, which questions can she eliminate? a. 1 and 2 b. 3 c. 2 and 4 d. 1-4