The cause of the gulf war was the . A. conflict between isreal and the palestinian arabs
B. iraqi citizens' desire for a democracy
c. september 11, 2001 terroit attacks
d. iraqi invation of kuawit

Noah met an old friend at a coffee shop. he jotted down the friend's new phone number, but later that afternoon he could not find it or remember what he had done with it. a couple of days later, noah went back to the coffee shop, and while waiting in line, he suddenly remembered where he had put the phone number. this is an example of:

You’ve decided to buy a new computer that costs $1,500. but best buy will let you take the computer home without making paying the full price immediately. rather, best buy will let you pay $500 now, and $500 at the end of each of the next two years. if the interest rate is 5%, how much do you need today to make sure you can make all the payments to best buy?

On january 1, 2018, wetick optometrists leased diagnostic equipment from southern corp. which had purchased the equipment at a cost of $2,256,342. the lease agreement specifies six annual payments of $490,000 beginning january 1, 2018, the beginning of the lease, and at each december 31 thereafter through 2022. the six-year lease term ending december 31, 2023 (a year after the final payment), is equal to the estimated useful life of the equipment. the contract specifies that lease payments for each year will increase on the basis of the increase in the consumer price index for the year just ended. thus, the first payment will be $490,000, and the second and subsequent payments might be different. the cpi at the beginning of the lease is 120. southern routinely acquires diagnostic equipment for lease to other firms. the interest rate in these financing arrangements is 12%. (fv of $1, pv of $1, fva of $1, pva of $1, fvad of $1 and pvad of $1) prepare the appropriate journal entries for wetick and southern to record the lease at its beginning.