If my mother uses an OXO potato peeler and encourages me to buy one, my consumer behavior is being influence by what?

Consolidated Industries has total interest charges of $20,000 per year. Sales of $2 million generated an operating income of $220,000 and an after-tax profit of 6% of sales. The firm has a marginal tax rate of 40%

What is the firm's times-interest-earned ratio? A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 13

By controlling the dollars, a company's advertising and marketing departments are:

A) locked into using a traditional business model. B) locked into a nontraditional business model. C) locked into no single business model to choose. D) locked into choosing multiple outside advertising agencies. E) locked into deciding that a boutique is the type of agency they need.