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question 42

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions
-Platonic ideals

• A)Generally translated as "city-state," it was the basic political and institutional unit of ancient Greece.
• B)Heavily armed citizens who served as infantrymen and fought to defend the polis.
• C)A type of Greek government in which all citizens administered the workings of government.
• D)A type of Greek government in which citizens who owned a certain amount of property ruled.
• E)Belief systems that were characterized by secret doctrines, rituals of initiation, and sometimes the promise of rebirth or an afterlife.
• F)In Plato's thought, the eternal unchanging ideal forms that are the essence of true reality.
• G)Literally means "like the Greek"; describes the period from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. to the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 B.C.E., when Greek culture spread.
• H)The spread of Greek ideas, culture, and traditions to non-Greek groups across a wide area.
• I)A system of philosophy based on the teachings of Epicurus, who viewed a life of contentment, free from fear and suffering, as the greatest good.
• J)A philosophy, based on the ideas of Zeno, that held that people could be happy only when living in accordance with nature and accepting whatever happened.

Describe and differentiate between various types of investments (held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, trading securities).

Understand the principles of equity method accounting.

Calculate return on total assets and understand its significance.

Understand the consolidation process for financial statements.

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