Explain the factors that affect the amount of time and effort a consumer might take when choosing an oral surgeon to get his or her wisdom teeth removed. how would your answer change if the consumer were looking for a dentist to get a cleaning? how should the office manager for a dental practice use this information?

Pear co.’s income statement for the year ended december 31, as prepared by pear’s controller, reported income before taxes of $125,000. the auditor questioned the following amounts that had been included in income before taxes: equity in earnings of cinn co. $ 40,000 dividends received from cinn 8,000 adjustments to profits of prior years for arithmetical errors in depreciation (35,000) pear owns 40% of cinn’s common stock, and no acquisition differentials are relevant. pear’s december 31 income statement should report income before taxes of