Which of the following represent systematic observations?
a. asking your friends which candidates they plan to vote for in an upcoming student government election.
b. conducting a poll at your university about a new student fee with opportunities for all enrolled students to participate.
c. stopping people outside your campus bookstore to ask their opinions about the need for more coffee shops on campus.
d. asking the professors teaching your courses this term about their attitudes towards the campus parking situation.

The following legal claims exist for m. finger co. identify the accounting treatment for each claim as either (a) a liability that is recorded or (b) an item described in notes to its financial statements. 1. m. finger (defendant) estimates that a pending lawsuit could result in damages of $1,250,000; it is reasonably possible that the plaintiff will win the case. an item described in notes to its financial statements. a liability that is recorded. 2. m. finger faces a probable loss on a pending lawsuit; the amount is not reasonably estimable. a liability that is recorded. an item described in notes to its financial statements. 3. m. finger estimates damages in a case at $3,500,000 with a high probability of losing the case. an item described in notes to its financial statements. a liability that is recorded. the amount that m. finger co. should record in its accounting records related to these suits is: