Hailey purchased furniture for her living room and spent quite a bit of money. after she purchased it, she started regretting that she spent so much and she wasn't sure she liked the furniture. to make herself feel better, she told herself that the other furniture she was considering really wasn't that good and probably would not last as long as the furniture she ended up purchasing. which of the following is hailey using to reduce her postpurchase dissonance?
a) increasing the desirability of the brand purchased.
b) decreasing the desirability of rejected alternatives.
c) decreasing the importance of the purchase decision.
d) reversing the purchase decision.
e) increasing the importance of the purchase decision

At april 1, 2019, the food and drug administration is in the process of investigating allegations of false marketing claims by hulkly muscle supplements. the fda has not yet proposed a penalty assessment. hulkly’s fiscal year ends on december 31, 2018. the company’s financial statements are issued in april 2019. required: for each of the following scenarios, determine the appropriate way to report the situation. 1. management feels an assessment is reasonably possible, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is reasonably possible. 2. management feels an assessment is reasonably possible, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is probable. 3. management feels an assessment is probable, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is reasonably possible. 4. management feels an assessment is probable, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is probable.