Which statement is true regarding the contractual validity of electronic contracts?
a. e-mail is not considered as a valid form of communication in most countries, including india
b. electronic contracts are not enforceable by law. india recently passed a law stating that digital signatures are not legally binding.
c. the eu commission has adopted an e-commerce directive that will forbid online retailers from trading by the rules of their home country.
d. the united kingdom recognizes digital signatures used in creation of online contracts to be as legally binding as any paper-based original document.

Which of the following differentiates cost accounting and financial accounting? a. the primary users of cost accounting are the investors, whereas the primary users of financial accounting are the managers. b. cost accounting measures only the financial information related to the costs of acquiring fixed assets in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures financial and nonfinancial information of a company's business transactions. c. cost accounting measures information related to the costs of acquiring or using resources in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures a financial position of a company to investors, banks, and external parties. d. cost accounting deals with product design, production, and marketing strategies, whereas financial accounting deals mainly with pricing of the products.