Lawrence recently bought a new luxury car, but he is not completely satisfied with it. He now wishes he had bought something that would have made a better impression on his colleagues. Lawrence's friend Howard, on the other hand, bought a secondhand sedan and is extremely happy with it. Howard becomes even more proud of his purchase when his friends compliment his car. From the marketing point of view, which of the following concepts has contributed to Howard feeling satisfied with his car? A. The residual value of the car
B. The actual value of the car
C. The perceived value of the car
D. The salvage value of the car

9. tax types: taxes are classified based on whether they are applied directly to income, called direct taxes, or to some other measurable performance characteristic of the firm, called indirect taxes. identify each of the following as a “direct tax,” an “indirect tax,” or something else: a. corporate income tax paid by a japanese subsidiary on its operating income b. royalties paid to saudi arabia for oil extracted and shipped to world markets c. interest received by a u.s. parent on bank deposits held in london d. interest received by a u.s. parent on a loan to a subsidiary in mexico e. principal repayment received by u.s. parent from belgium on a loan to a wholly owned subsidiary in belgium f. excise tax paid on cigarettes manufactured and sold within the united states g. property taxes paid on the corporate headquarters building in seattle h. a direct contribution to the international committee of the red cross for refugee relief i. deferred income tax, shown as a deduction on the u.s. parent’s consolidated income tax j. withholding taxes withheld by germany on dividends paid to a united kingdom parent corporation