Mauve company permits employees to occasionally use the copying machine for personal purposes. the copying machine is located in the office where the higher paid executives work, so they occasionally use the machine. however, the machine is not convenient for use by the lower paid warehouse employees and, thus, they never use the copier. the use of the copy machine may not be excluded from gross income because the benefit is discriminatory. t/f

According to the law of demand, there is an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. that is, the demand curve for goods and services slopes downward. why?

The dollar value generated over decades of customer loyalty to your company is known as brand equity. viability. sustainability. luck.

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.