An investment adviser personally owns the stock of a company that he or she wants to recommend to customers. which statement is true? a. the adviser is prohibited from recommending the stock to his or her customersb. the adviser must disclose his or her personal ownership position to the customerc. the adviser must sell that position to his or her customersd. the adviser's interests are aligned with those of the customer and the adviser can make the recommendation without taking any additional action

Which of the following is an example of an unsought good? a. cameron purchases a new bike. b. jordan buys paper towels. c. taylor buys cupcakes from her favorite bakery. d. riley buys new windshield wipers for her car.

Suppose that a major city’s main thoroughfare, which is also an interstate highway, will be completely closed to traffic for two years, from january 2014 to december 2015, for reconstruction at a cost of $535 million. if the construction company were to keep the highway open for traffic during construction, the highway reconstruction project would take much longer and be more expensive. suppose that construction would take four years if the highway were kept open, at a total cost of $800 million. the state department of transportation had to make its decision in 2014, one year before the start of construction (so that the first payment was one year away). so the department of transportation had the following choices: (i) close the highway during construction, at an annual cost of $267.5 million per year for two years. (ii) keep the highway open during construction, at an annual cost of $200 million per year for four years. now suppose the interest rate is 80%. calculate the present value of the costs incurred under each plan.

At the end of march, paul's painting hired five temporary employees to work on a project that began on april 5 and ended on april 28. paul's received 100% of the total payment for the project on may 3. in this situation, both accounting and gaap require that paul's recognize the employees' total salary expense in