Savory Bean Company makes and sells a sweet espresso coffee beverage under the name "Sugar Sugar.". Tropic Roast, Inc, later markets a similar drink under the name "Sweet Sweet.". This is most likely

a. copyright infringement.
b. patent infringement.
c. trademark infringement.
d. not infringement.


C

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a. An employer must recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit retirement plan on its balance sheet each period. b. U.S. GAAP and IFRS do not require the employer to recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit retirement plan immediately in net income. c. Changes in the net funded status of a defined benefit retirement plan because investment performance differs from expectations, or because of changes in actuarial assumptions, or in the retirement benefit formula, initially affect other comprehensive income. d. Firms amortize the amounts in Other Comprehensive Income over the expected period of benefit as an adjustment to retirement plan cost. e. all of the above

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A contract that requires regular monthly payments over a set period of time for an automobile, after which the car is often returned to the owner is a:

a. purchase agreement b. U.S. Savings Bond c. bad deal d. rental agreement e. lease

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When all cash flows are assumed to be discounted by a single yield, why is there no difference between the duration (sensitivity to yield), interest-rate duration (sensitivity to rates), and spread duration (sensitivity to spreads)?

What will be an ideal response?

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Limonelle Corporation owns the secret formula for a popular beverage brand, Limonelle. The corporation operates through franchises in over 50 countries. It uses a secret formula to prepare the drink concentrate that is dispatched to the franchises world over. These franchises then prepare and bottle the beverage for distribution. Which type of franchise has Limonelle adopted?

A. chain-style franchise B. processing plant franchise C. distributorship franchise D. area franchise

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