Dustin's Donuts Experienced a Decrease in the Value of the Trademark

question 50

Multiple Choice

Dustin's Donuts experienced a decrease in the value of the trademark of a company it acquired two years ago.This reduction in value results in:

• A)an impairment charge.
• B)depreciation expense.
• C)an operating expense.
• D)goodwill.

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Definitions:

Environmental Stimulus

A change in the environment that elicits a response from an organism.

Sign Stimulus

Any stimulus that elicits a fixed action pattern in an animal.

Sign Stimulus

An external sensory cue that triggers a fixed action pattern in an organism, an innate response to a specific stimulus.

Dutch Ethologist

A Dutch ethologist is a scientist from the Netherlands who studies animal behavior through observational and experimental methods.