Megan, a U.S. citizen, is the operations manager at the Middle East office of HS Constructions Inc., an American firm. In this situation, she is an example of a(n):

Bryan Corporation decided to purchase a plant site. Bill Shephard, a newly elected director, has owned a desirable site for many years. He purchased the property for $60,000, and its present fair value is $100,000. What would be the result if Shephard offered the property to Bryan for $100,000 in an arm's-length transaction with full disclosure at a meeting of the seven directors of the corporation?

A. The sale would be proper only upon requisite approval by the appropriate number of directors and at no more than Shephard's cost, thus precluding his profiting from the sale to the corporation. B. The sale would be void under the self-dealing rule. C. The sale would be proper and Shephard would not have to account to the corporation for his profit if the sale was approved by a disinterested majority of the directors. D. The sale would not be proper, if sold for the present fair value of the property, without the approval of all of the directors in these circumstances.

In terms of external search for information in a purchase decision, the need for cognition is:

A) the extent to which a stimulus or task is relevant to a consumer's existing needs, wants, or values B) a personality characteristic an individual displays when he or she engages in and enjoys mental activities C) the mental position a person takes on a topic, person, or event that influences the holder's feelings, perceptions, learning processes, and subsequent behaviors D) simulations of the knowledge structure embedded in an individual's brain