U. s. residents accounted for over 75 percent of cruise ship passengers, and u. s. ports had 8 million passengers leaving on cruises in 2004. the growth in cruise travel was phenomenal after the terrorist attacks on september 11, 2001. according to a situational analysis, this event created an for the industry. a. internal strength
b. internal weakness
c. internal threat
d. external weakness
e. external opportunity

Organizations typically rely on schedules, such as hourly wages and annual reviews and raises.

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.

The group of people most likely to purchase a company's products are referred to as the company's marketing mix. target market. primary audience. advertising audience.