Which of the Following Describes a Known Long-Term Relationship Among

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a known long-term relationship among poverty, hunger, and population growth?

• A) As economic status improves, population growth rises.
• B) As economic status improves, population growth diminishes.
• C) Lack of natural resources rather than poverty is the most important contributor to overpopulation.
• D) Over the past decade the increase in the world's food output has been greater than the increase in the world's population.

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Definitions:

Debt-Equity Ratio

A ratio indicating a company's use of financial leverage, found by dividing liabilities by stockholders' equity.

Dividend Payout Ratio

The portion of earnings paid to shareholders in dividends, calculated as total dividends divided by net income.

External Financing Need

The additional funding required by a firm to finance its expansion or growth projects beyond what it can generate from internal operations.

External Financing Needed

The amount of funding a company must seek from outside sources to finance its planned growth or investment activities, beyond what can be funded by retained earnings or internal operations.