Homework for Chapter 9 Brand equity means that a brand enjoys customer loyalty, perceived quality, and brand-name awareness. Question 1: Define the terms (1) brand equity and (2) brand loyalty. Question 2: To what brands are you personally loyal (name 3)? Question 3: What is it about the product (for each of the 3 brands you are loyal to) that creates brand loyalty, and, thus, brand equity?

Required prepare the necessary adjusting entries in the general journal as of december 31, assuming the following: on september 1, the company entered into a prepaid equipment maintenance contract. birch company paid $3,400 to cover maintenance service for six months, beginning september 1. the payment was debited to prepaid maintenance. supplies on hand at december 31 are $3,900. unearned commission fees at december 31 are $7,000. commission fees earned but not yet billed at december 31 are $3,500. (note: debit fees receivable.) birch company's lease calls for rent of $1,600 per month payable on the first of each month, plus an annual amount equal to 1% of annual commissions earned. this additional rent is payable on january 10 of the following year. (note: be sure to use the adjusted amount of commissions earned in computing the additional rent.)

Which of the following best explains why online retail companies have an advantage over regular stores? a. their employees make less money because they mostly perform unskilled tasks. b. they are able to keep distribution costs low by negotiating deals with shipping companies. c. their transactions require expensive state-of-the-art technological devices. d. they have a larger number of potential customers because people anywhere can buy from them.

Cesar had a part-time job last year. he worked every week for the year and made $23 an hour. he worked 28 hours each week. cesar saved what was left of his earnings after paying all of his monthly expenses. at the end of the year, he had saved $3,360. what were cesar’s average monthly expenses, rounded to the nearest dollar?