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Required:

1. Access EDGAR on the Internet. The web address is www.sec.gov.

2. Search for the most recent 10-K's of Orbitz and priceline.com. Search or scroll to find the revenue recognition note in the financial statements.

3. For each of the following types of revenue, indicate whether the amount shown in the income statement is "net" or "gross" (the terms used with respect to revenue recognition in the chapter), and briefly explain your answer.

a. Orbitz's "merchant model" revenues.

b. Orbitz's "retail model" revenues.

c. Priceline.com's "merchant revenues for 'Name Your Own Price' ® services."

d. Priceline.com's "merchant retail services."

e. Priceline.com's agency revenues.

4. Consider your responses to 3a through 3e. Does it look like there is the potential for non-comparability when readers consider Orbitz and priceline.com? Indicate "yes" or "no." and briefly explain your answer.