By the Early 2000s the Problem of California's Dependency on Petroleum

question 9

Multiple Choice

By the early 2000s the problem of California's dependency on petroleum as a fuel for transportation

• A)had essentially disappeared.
• B)remained unresolved.
• C)was significantly reduced by the development of ethanol.
• D)was mitigated by a major decrease in gasoline usage in the Los Angeles basin.

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Definitions:

Liabilities

Financial obligations or debts owed by a business to external parties or entities, which must be settled over time through the transfer of economic benefits.

Revenue

The total amount of money received by a company from its business activities, such as selling goods or services, before any expenses are subtracted.

Debit Balance

Refers to the balance remaining in a financial account where debts or expenses exceed the credits or revenues.

Footing

Footing is the process of summing up the numerical values in an accounting column to determine the total, typically as a preliminary step in the preparation of financial statements.