Serena is evaluating two different models of hair dryers—Model A and Model B. She assigns belief ratings from 1 =
very poor to 10 = very good and importance ratings from 10 = most important to 1 = least important. She sets a
minimum mental cutoff point of 5 for all the features. Which of the following models is most likely to be selected by
Serena if she employs the conjunctive rule to make the decision?
Attributes Importance Model A Model B
Belief ratings Belief ratings
Low price 8 7 4
Styling 9 6 7
Power efficiency 6 8 10
a. Model A, as all the features have a rating above 5
b. Model B, as it has the highest power efficiency of 10
c. Model B, as it scores the highest on the styling criterion
d. Model A, as it scores highest on the low price attribute

The partnership of douglas, ryan, and ellen has dissolved and is in the process of liquidation. on july 1, 2016, just before the second cash distribution, the assets and equities of the partnership along with profit and loss sharing ratios were as follows: cash $30,000receivable - net $20,000inventories $25,000equipment - net $30,000total assets $80,000liabilities $12,000douglas, capital (20%) $28,000ryan, capital (50%) $24,000ellen, capital (30%) $16,000total liab./equity $80,000assume that the available cash is distributed immediately, except for a $2,000 contingency fund that is withheld pending complete liquidation of the partnership. how much cash should be paid to each of the partners? a. $3,200 douglas, $8,000 ryan, $4,800 ellenb. $5,600 douglas, $14,000 ryan, $8,400 ellenc. $16,000 douglas, $0 ryan, $0 ellend. $8,000 douglas, $0 ryan, $8,000 ellen