Aprospective buyer calls the listing broker about one of her listings the buyer saw in an advertisement. the buyer asks the broker why the owner is selling. the broker knows the reason is one of the spouses has been transferred and has already relocated. the sellers are very motivated to sell because of the financial and emotional burdens of maintaining two separate households, but do not want anyone to know that the "trailing spouse" is living alone at the house. how should the broker respond to the buyer's inquiry? tell the buyer that the owners' reason for selling is personal, but assure the buyer that it has nothing to do with the property itself. tell the buyer that the owners are very motivated to sell, but the broker cannot tell them why. tell the buyer about the job transfer, but caution the buyer not to tell anyone else. tell the buyer that the broker does not know the reason, since the broker has no obligation to be truthful about this matter.

Identify which of the twelve basic functions listed below fit the description given.

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.

Oliver's company is planning the launch of their hybrid cars. the company has included "never-before-seen" product benefits in the hybrid cars. which type of advertising should oliver's company use for the new cars?