WATCH MINI CASE: Bob Is Interviewing for High-Level Managerial Jobs

question 52

Multiple Choice

WATCH MINI CASE: Bob is interviewing for high-level managerial jobs in the Boston area.He decides that, in order to make himself more appealing for the job, he should wear expensive suits and carry expensive business accessories.To this end, he has decided to purchase an Icon watch, because Bob perceives that Icon watches are expensive and typically worn by people with high social status.In fact, Icon specifically targets its wristwatches to image-conscious business executives and has its best results focusing its marketing efforts on men between the ages of 35 and 50 living in affluent zip codes of New York City and its surrounding suburbs.
-In the WATCH MINI CASE,Bob's choice of an Icon wristwatch constitutes ________.

• A) prestige
• B) status consumption
• C) status identification
• D) social comparison
• E) social stratification

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Definitions:

Vertical Analysis

A method in financial statement analysis where each entry for each of the three major categories of accounts (assets, liabilities, and equities) in a balance sheet is represented as a proportion of the total account.

Income Statements

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Trend

A general direction in which something is developing or changing.

Adjusted Trial Balance

A trial balance after adjustments, showing the balances of all accounts including those adjusted, which will be used for preparing financial statements.