What is the halo effect? How might the Internet play a role in either heightening or lessening the influence of the halo effect on relationships that began online?

What will be an ideal response?


The halo effect is the tendency to let our perceptions of one positive trait influence our perceptions of other positive traits. Online, people often put on display their best traits. Everything from their photos to their screen names or even to the graphic elements related to their online identities could indeed heighten the influence of the halo effect and make individuals evaluate a person more positively based on snap judgements.

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One project factor that directly impacts a firm's internal operations is the:

A) Expected return on investment. B) Financial risk. C) Need to develop employees. D) Impact on company's image.

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If an investor can obtain more of a foreign currency for a dollar in the forward market than in the spot market, then the forward currency is said to be selling at a discount to the spot rate.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Decelle Corporation is considering a capital budgeting project that would require investing $80,000 in equipment with an expected life of 4 years and zero salvage value. Annual incremental sales would be $260,000 and annual incremental cash operating expenses would be $210,000. The project would also require an immediate investment in working capital of $20,000 which would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The project would also require a one-time renovation cost of $20,000 in year 3. The company's income tax rate is 30% and its after-tax discount rate is 12%. The company uses straight-line depreciation. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting.The net

present value of the entire project is closest to:See separate Exhibit 13B-1, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided. A. $27,310 B. $70,000 C. $50,380 D. $14,590

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