The Right to Privacy Seems to Be Withering Away,in Part

question 19

Multiple Choice

The right to privacy seems to be withering away,in part because of

• A)increased government intrusion into private lives.
• B)numerous technological innovations like the Internet.
• C)the willingness of individuals to trade some of their right to privacy to get other things.
• D)all of the above reasons.

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Definitions:

Interest Burden

The ratio of interest expenses to earnings before interest and taxes, indicating the proportion of a company's earnings consumed by interest payments.

Return On Sales

A financial ratio that calculates how efficiently a company turns sales into pretax profit.

Economic Value Added

A measure of a company's financial performance based on the residual wealth calculated by deducting cost of capital from its operating profit.

Opportunity Cost Of Capital

The potential return that is forfeited when one investment is chosen over another.