To Use Language Vividly, Your Textbook Recommends That Speakers Employ

question 26

Multiple Choice

To use language vividly, your textbook recommends that speakers employ

• A) metaphor and rhyme.
• B) imagery and rhythm.
• C) concrete words and quotations.
• D) testimony and examples.
• E) antithesis and parallelism.

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Definitions:

Gross Profit Method

An inventory costing method to estimate the cost of goods sold and ending inventory, which calculates gross profit by subtracting the cost of goods sold from net sales.

FIFO Method

"First In, First Out," an inventory valuation method assuming that the first items purchased are the first ones sold, affecting the cost of goods sold and inventory value.

Cost Flow Method

An accounting technique used to value inventory and determine the cost of goods sold by assuming a flow of costs.

FOB Shipping Point

A shipping term indicating that the buyer takes responsibility for goods and their transportation costs as soon as the goods leave the seller's premises.