ABC Company owes XYZ Enterprises $1 million for goods purchased from XYZ over a year ago. XYZ Enterprises continues to list the $1 million in their accounts receivable balance and does not record any allowance for doubtful accounts. XYZ Enterprises is failing to follow
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Financial Accounting Standards Board FAS 157
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SFAS 169
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Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 5
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SFAS 101
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The bankruptcy of WorldCom in 2002 was due to the company’s actions in
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recording fictitious liabilities
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failing to record revenues
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classifying expenses as assets
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expensing equipment purchases rather than capitalizing these purchases
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The price elasticity of demand coefficient measures
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buyer responsiveness to price changes
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the slope of the demand curve
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how far business executives can stretch their fixed costs
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the extent to which a demand curve shifts as incomes change
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Which of the following is a fundamental characteristic of the market system?
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Government-set wages and prices
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Property rights
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Central planning by government
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Unselfish behavior
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In 2002, Adelphia Cable filed bankruptcy when it was discovered that
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bank debt in excess of $2.3 billion was not shown on the financial statements
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sales in excess of $72 billion were omitted from the financial statements
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excess fictitious expenses of $1 million were added to the income statement
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assets on the financial statements were considerably undervalued
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When applying for a bank loan or trade credit, one way a company can appear to be in a healthier financial position would be to
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overstate its expenses
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undervalue its assets
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understate its sales
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understate its liabilities
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A normative statement is one that
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applies to macroeconomics
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is based on value judgments
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applies only to microeconomics
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is based on the law of averages
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Section 55 of the Principles of Professional Conduct of the AICPA states that
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members should perform all professional responsibilities with the highest sense of integrity
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a member should observe the profession’s technical and ethical standards, strive continually to improve competence and quality of services, and discharge professional responsibility to the best of the member’s ability
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members should accept the obligation to act in a way that will serve the public interest, honor the public trust, and demonstrate commitment to professionalism
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a member should maintain objectivity and be free of conflicts of interest in discharging professional responsibilities
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Four professional general standards and responsibilities for Certified Public Accountants are quality control and assurance, professional judgment, competence, and:
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knowledge
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diligence
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1. ABC Company owes XYZ Enterprises $1 million for goods
purchased from XYZ over a year ago. XYZ Enterprises
continues to list the $1 million in their accounts receivable
balance and does not record any allowance for doubtful
accounts. XYZ Enterprises is failing to follow
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Financial Accounting Standards Board FAS 157
[removed]
SFAS 169
[removed]
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 5
[removed]
SFAS 101
2
The bankruptcy of WorldCom in 2002 was due to the company’s
actions in
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recording fictitious liabilities
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failing to record revenues
[removed]
classifying expenses as assets
[removed]
expensing equipment purchases rather than capitalizing these
purchases
3
The price elasticity of demand coefficient measures
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buyer responsiveness to price changes
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the slope of the demand curve
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how far business executives can stretch their fixed costs
[removed]
the extent to which a demand curve shifts as incomes change
2. 4
Which of the following is a fundamental characteristic of the
market system?
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Government-set wages and prices
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Property rights
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Central planning by government
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Unselfish behavior
5
In 2002, Adelphia Cable filed bankruptcy when it was
discovered that
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bank debt in excess of $2.3 billion was not shown on the
financial statements
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sales in excess of $72 billion were omitted from the financial
statements
[removed]
excess fictitious expenses of $1 million were added to the
income statement
[removed]
assets on the financial statements were considerably
undervalued
6
When applying for a bank loan or trade credit, one way a
company can appear to be in a healthier financial position
would be to
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overstate its expenses
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undervalue its assets
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understate its sales
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understate its liabilities
7
A normative statement is one that
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applies to macroeconomics
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is based on value judgments
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applies only to microeconomics
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is based on the law of averages
8
Section 55 of the Principles of Professional Conduct of the
AICPA states that
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members should perform all professional responsibilities with
the highest sense of integrity
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a member should observe the profession’s technical and ethical
standards, strive continually to improve competence and quality
of services, and discharge professional responsibility to the best
of the member’s ability
[removed]
members should accept the obligation to act in a way that will
serve the public interest, honor the public trust, and
demonstrate commitment to professionalism
[removed]
a member should maintain objectivity and be free of conflicts of
interest in discharging professional responsibilities
9
Four professional general standards and responsibilities for
Certified Public Accountants are quality control and assurance,
professional judgment, competence, and:
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knowledge
4. [removed]
diligence
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integrity
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independence
10
When budgets are used to measure performance, there is a
danger that budgetary slack may occur. This happens when
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sales budgets are set too low and cost budgets are set too high
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sales budgets are set too high and cost budgets are set too high
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sales budgets are set too high and cost budgets are set too low
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sales budgets are set too low and cost budgets are set too low
11
Failure to provide any care in fulfilling a duty owed to another
is called
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gross negligence
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constructive fraud
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breach of contract
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negligence
12
Assuming an economy has fixed quantities of resources, that
economy
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is able to satisfy all consumer wants
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will produce the same output whether or not resources are used
efficiently
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is more efficient, the larger the amount of goods and services it
produces
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is able to produce the same amount of output regardless of the
production technologies it chooses
13
When revenue is recognized and shipment has not been made
and the criteria for recognizing revenue on bill-and-hold
transactions set out in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101
have not been met, this is known as
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premature revenue recognition
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postrevenue recognition
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timely revenue recognition
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conservative revenue recognition
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According to the Agency Theory, in a corporation there are two
types of information consumers known as
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agents and principals
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customers and agents
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principals and vendors
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vendors and customers
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The EU Privacy Directive presents problems for the United
States in that
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several layers of approval are necessary before any data may be
transferred to a non-EU entity
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data may not be transferred to a non-EU entity unless
guarantees are provided that equal security measures are in
place
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high transfer charges are required to be paid by the recipient in
the currency of the country transferring the data
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transferred data may not be translated into another language
16
Tom Donaldson and Tom Dunfee are proponents of ethical
guidelines related to technology that are based on
differentiating hypernorms from nonhypernorms. This theory is
known as
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Transparent Ethical Dilemma Theory
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Electronic Communications Privacy Theory
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Integrative Social Contracts Theory
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Social Contract Network Theory
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If a conflict of interest arises prior to entering into a business
contract, the parties should
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commence a cooling-off period until the conflict is removed
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determine the type of conflict and if disclosure of the conflict
of interest is sufficient to proceed with the contract
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stop negotiations immediately and contact a mediator to
negotiate the terms of the contract
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cease and desist because all conflicts of interest are
irreconcilable
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When evaluating the performance of managers in investment
centers, performance metrics should be based on
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revenue and costs under their control
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only costs under their control
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revenues, costs, and investments under their control
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only investments under their control
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Agency costs arise when agents fail to act in the best interests
of the principals. One example of losses from poor decisions
would be
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increasing the scope of the audit of the financial statements
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investing additional funds in profitable projects
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prioritizing projects, according to the best interests of the
corporation
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purchasing inferior material to earn yearly bonus
20
If the price of normal good X rises, the income
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effect will induce the consumer to buy more of X and the
substitution effect will induce him to buy less
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and substitution effects will both induce the consumer to buy
less of X
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and substitution effects will both induce the consumer to buy
more of X
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8. effect will induce the consumer to buy less of X and the
substitution will induce him to buy more
21
Suppose that as the price of Y falls from $2.00 to $1.90 the
quantity of Y demanded increases from 110 to 118. Then, the
price elasticity of demand is
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3.94
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1.37
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4.00
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2.09
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Many conflicts of interest in business contracts can be remedied
ethically by which of the following?
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Camouflage and consent
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Deception and disclosure
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Conflicts of interest can never be remedied ethically
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Disclosure and consent
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The pursuit of self-interest
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means the same as selfishness
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is highly detrimental to the market system
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gives direction to the market system
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is reflected in the behavior of firms, but not in the behavior of
consumers
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The concept of economic efficiency is primarily concerned with
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the limited wants-unlimited resources dilemma
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obtaining the maximum output from available resources
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the conservation of irreplaceable natural resources
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considerations of equity in the distribution of wealth
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Other things equal, an excise tax on a product will
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increase its supply
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increase the quantity sold
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increase its price
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increase its demand
26
When the economist says that economic wants are insatiable,
this means that
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these wants are virtually unlimited and therefore incapable of
complete satisfaction
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economic resources are valuable only because they can be used
to produce consumer goods
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the structure of consumer demand varies from time to time and
from country to country
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economic resources—land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurial
ability—are scarce
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10. The income effect indicates that
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when the price of a product falls, the lower price will induce the
consumer to buy more of that product now that it is relatively
cheaper
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when the price of a product falls, a consumer will be able to buy
more of it with a specific income
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consumers should substitute among various products until the
marginal utility from the last unit of each product purchased is
the same
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a rise in money income will cause consumers to buy smaller
quantities of normal goods
28
In 2003, FASB and IASB met and established four criteria for
establishing revenue recognition. To recognize revenue, which
of the following conditions must be present?
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Payment for the sale must be received prior to recognizing the
revenue.
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A promise to deliver has been established.
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A change in assets has occurred and can be appropriately
measured.
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The product or deliverable, in the case of a service business, has
been received by the customer.
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Productive efficiency refers to
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the production of the product-mix most wanted by society
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the full employment of all available resources
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production at some point inside of the production possibilities
curve
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the use of the least-cost method of production
30
Which of the following is a normative statement?
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It will cool off later this evening.
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The humidity is high today.
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It is too hot to play tennis today.
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The temperature is high today.