A consumer has chosen which mp3 player he intends to purchase. On his way to the store, he has a conversation with his sister about the mp3 player he is going to buy. She expresses her opinion about mp3 players. This factor that could come between the consumer's intention to buy an mp3 player and his ultimate purchase decision is directly related to .

True or false: banks are required to make electronically deposited funds available on the same day of the deposit

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.

Keshawn used to work for an it company in baltimore, but lost his job when his company decided to use workers in new delhi instead. this is an example of: