The correct answer is a call center that takes orders from customers who call in. In this instance, the customer is initiating the contact and has not been directly contacted by the company at that time about a particular product. That companies will share their information with other marketers of products they might be interested in.
That important information, such as credit card numbers and bank account numbers, will get into the hands of thieves.
That companies will store information about selling history and then try to sell consumers similar products they might like.
That companies will use aggregated information they gather from customers buying on the Internet to improve their products.

Analyzing and computing accrued warranty liability and expense waymire company sells a motor that carries a 60-day unconditional warranty against product failure. from prior years' experience, waymire estimates that 2% of units sold each period will require repair at an average cost of $100 per unit. during the current period, waymire sold 69,000 units and repaired 1,000 units. (a) how much warranty expense must waymire report in its current period income statement? (b) what warranty liability related to current period sales will waymire report on its current period-end balance sheet? (hint: remember that some units were repaired in the current period.) (c) what analysis issues must we consider with respect to reported warranty liabilities?