Young Children Sometimes Pretend to Write "Grocery Lists," Restaurant "Menus

question 34

Multiple Choice

Young children sometimes pretend to write "grocery lists," restaurant "menus," and doctors' "prescriptions" in their sociodramatic play. Parents and preschool teachers are apt to see three of the following characteristics in such pseudowriting. Which one are they least likely to see?

• A) Small spaces between individual letters
• B) Periods or commas at the ends of "sentences"
• C) A few alphabet letters mixed in with other letterlike shapes
• D) Left-to-right orientation of letters on the page

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Definitions:

Impairment Loss

A charge recorded when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount.

Carrying Amounts

The value at which an asset is recognized on the balance sheet, after deducting accumulated depreciation or amortization.

Goodwill

An intangible asset that arises when a buyer acquires an existing business at a price higher than the fair market value of its net identifiable assets.

Fair Market Value

is an estimate of the market value of a property, based on what a knowledgeable, willing, and unpressured buyer would likely pay to a knowledgeable, willing, and unpressured seller in the market.