Why is Gap doing poorly in 2017? Was Peck correct in firing his creative directors and replacing them with a big data-driven creative process? Why or why not? Does the big data approach work for all three of Gap Inc.’s primary brands: Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic? Why or why not? Which brands are better/worse served by this? Would you change other elements of the marketing mix to address Peck’s problems? Which ones and how? For which purposes is big data/predictive analytics more or less useful in marketing? As wemove into a world filled with more data, what is the role of art versus science in marketing?Under which conditions should "science" rule and under which conditions should "art" rule?

On january 1, 2017, fisher corporation purchased 40 percent (90,000 shares) of the common stock of bowden, inc. for $980,000 in cash and began to use the equity method for the investment. the price paid represented a $48,000 payment in excess of the book value of fisher's share of bowden's underlying net assets. fisher was willing to make this extra payment because of a recently developed patent held by bowden with a 15-year remaining life. all other assets were considered appropriately valued on bowden's books. bowden declares and pays a $90,000 cash dividend to its stockholders each year on september 15. bowden reported net income of $400,000 in 2017 and $348,000 in 2018. each income figure was earned evenly throughout its respective year. on july 1, 2018, fisher sold 10 percent (22,500 shares) of bowden's outstanding shares for $338,000 in cash. although it sold this interest, fisher maintained the ability to significantly influence bowden's decision-making process. prepare the journal entries for fisher for the years of 2017 and 2018. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

Which of the following is an example of a monetary policy? a. the government requires credit card companies to protect customers' privacy. b. the government restricts the amount of money that banks can lend. c. the government lowers taxes and increases spending. d. the government pays for repairing damage from a natural disaster.

What is the purpose of the us international trade association?