Why Is It Useful for a Footnote to the Balance

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why is it useful for a footnote to the balance sheet to give the cost of investment assets individually?

• A)To avoid double taxation when taxes are filed.
• B)To permit estimation of the effect of taxation on the gain upon ultimate sale.
• C)As investment assets often cannot be turned into cash immediately without penalty.
• D)All of the above.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Worker Health

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Efficiency Wages

Wages that are deliberately set above the market equilibrium to increase productivity, reduce turnover, or improve the quality of applicants.

Labor Surplus

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Structural Unemployment

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