A car manufacturer decides to promote the sales of his product by offering discounts online via an email campaign. Consumers simply have to click on a link in the email, and they will be able to avail the offer. The advantage of using this technique is that it not only increases brand awareness for the company, but also: a. provides information on the bounce rate. b. measures the number of users who display interest in the site. c. can help in maintaining a consumer database. d. increases consumer loyalty toward the brand.

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers.b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment.c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.