On Average,there Are _______Occurrences of Light and Minor Earthquakes Compared

question 10

Multiple Choice

On average,there are _______occurrences of light and minor earthquakes compared to the number of major and great earthquakes each year.

• A) many thousands more
• B) approximately ten times as many
• C) about the same number of
• D) many fewer

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Definitions:

Payback Method

A method used in capital budgeting to estimate the time required to recoup the initial investment from its cash flows.

Payback

A method to evaluate investments by calculating the time needed to recoup the original investment.

Discount Factor

A multiplier used in time value of money calculations to determine the present value of a future sum or cash flow.

Straight-Line

A method of calculating depreciation of an asset, whereby its cost is evenly spread over its useful life.