Eileen works in an crowded downtown neighborhood. she constantly worries that her car will be stolen while she is at work, and repeatedly goes back and checks to see that it is locked before finally arriving at the office, frequently late. her therapist explains that returning to her car so often is a way to reduce the anxiety created by her obsessive thoughts. this is a(n

Simon, aged 10, is invited to a classmate's birthday party at an exclusive ski resort on march 15th. the day will include 4 hours of snowboarding, lunch and birthday cake. simon's mother checks a box on the invitation that says "yes, we will attend" and returns it to the classmate's address. unfortunately, they later don't attend the party when simon comes down with the flu. on march 17th, simon's mother receives an invoice in the mail from simon's classmate for $35 that says, "party no-show fee." can simon's classmate collect the fee?

Hubert manages a grocery store in a country experiencing a high rate of inflation. to keep up with inflation, he spends a lot of time every day updating the prices, printing new price tags, and sending out newspaper inserts advertising the new prices. his employees regularly deal with customer annoyance over the frequent price changes. this is an example of the of inflation.

Acompany sells garden hoses and uses the perpetual inventory system to account for its merchandise. the beginning balance of the inventory and its transactions during september were as follows: