Executives often make international strategy choices based on what competitors are doing

Thorp, CPA, was engaged to audit Ivor Co.'s financial statements. During the audit, Thorp discovered that Ivor's inventory contained stolen goods. Ivor was indicted and Thorp was subpoenaed to testify at the criminal trial in state court. Ivor claimed accountant-client privilege to prevent Thorp from testifying. Which of the following statements is most likely true regarding Ivor's claim?

a. Ivor can claim an accountant-client privilege only in jurisdiction that have enacted a statute creating such a privilege b. Ivor could claim an accountant-client privilege if a criminal tax case were brought in federal court c. The accountant-client privilege can be claimed only in civil suits d. The accountant-client privilege can be claimed only to limit testimony to audit subject matter

A ________ design to measure the effectiveness of a test commercial for Sears would be implemented as follows. Respondents are recruited to central theater locations in different test cities

At the central location, respondents are first administered a personal interview to measure, among other things, attitudes toward the store (O1). Then they watch a TV program, the respondents are again administered a personal interview to measure attitudes towards the store (O2). The effectiveness of the test commercial is measured as O2 - O1. A) one-shot case study B) pretest-posttest control group C) static group D) one-group pretest-posttest