Advertisers continue to use sexual appeals to advertise products such as beer, cigarettes, and cosmetics despite increased criticism from all corners. Which of the following reasons best explains this advertising trend?
A. Sexual appeals have a strong association with these kinds of products.
B. Sexual appeals offer a strong positioning strategy that results in greater brand loyalty.
C. Sexual appeals in ads can help draw consumers' attention to the brands being advertised.
D. Sexual appeals are common in movies and TV shows and have thus become necessary in ads.
E. Sexual appeals in ads are perceived as relevant and acceptable by men and women equally.

Vortex company operates a retail store with two departments. information about those departments follows. department a department b sales $ 800,000 $ 450,000 cost of goods sold 497,000 291,000 direct expenses salaries 125,000 88,000 insurance 20,000 10,000 utilities 24,000 14,000 depreciation 21,000 12,000 maintenance 7,000 5,000 the company also incurred the following indirect costs. salaries $36,000 insurance 6,000 depreciation 15,000 office expenses 50,000 indirect costs are allocated as follows: salaries on the basis of sales; insurance and depreciation on the basis of square footage; and office expenses on the basis of number of employees. additional information about the departments follows. department square footage number of employees a 28,000 75 b 12,000 50 required: 1. determine the departmental contribution to overhead and the departmental net income for department a and department b.