-How Did Lewis Hines's Investigation of Injured Pittsburgh Workers That

question 44

Multiple Choice

-How did Lewis Hines's investigation of injured Pittsburgh workers that used photographs like this one of a young coal miner amputee help advance Progressive goals?

• A) Employers paid immediate hospital expenses for the injured, but then let them fend for their selves.
• B) Employers established medical practices and hospitals in their company towns.
• C) States launched worker compensation programs that provided disability payments and medical care to the injured.
• D) The wealthy instituted private charitable foundations to help injured workers survive.

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Definitions:

Profitability Index (PI)

A calculation that determines the relative profitability of an investment, indicating the ratio of payoff to investment amount.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is the rate at which the net present value of all the cash flows (both positive and negative) from a project or investment equals zero, used as a benchmark to decide the profitability of an investment.

Net Present Value (NPV)

NPV is a financial metric used in capital budgeting to assess the profitability of an investment or project, calculated as the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows.

Capital Budgeting

The process by which investors or company management evaluate and select long-term investments that are likely to yield positive returns.