Which of the Following Is an Example of the Timing

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of the timing strategy?

• A)A corporation paying its shareholders a $20,000 dividend.
• B)A parent employing her child in the family business.
• C)A taxpayer gifting stock to his children.
• D)A cash-basis business delaying billing its customers until after year-end.
• E)None of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where rock strata are displaced primarily in a horizontal direction, parallel to the line of the fault.

Normal Fault

A type of fault where the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall, typically caused by extensional forces.

Reverse Fault

A type of fault where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall, usually occurring in areas of compression.

Thrust Fault

A type of fault, or break in the Earth's crust, where older rocks are pushed above younger rocks due to compressional forces.