Which One of the Following Data Are Discrete

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following data are discrete?

• A) the height of the tallest player on Duke University's men's basketball team
• B) the average preseason ranking of the University of Connecticut's women's basketball team over the past 10 years
• C) the average height of players on the University of Connecticut's women's basketball team
• D) the pre-season ranking of Duke University's men's basketball team

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Definitions:

Post-Closing Trial Balance

A list of all accounts and their balances after the closing entries have been made, used to verify the equality of debits and credits and prepare for the next accounting period.

Supplies Expense

An expense account that records the cost of consumable items used during an accounting period, such as office supplies.

Purchases

Transactions where goods or services are exchanged for money, typically recorded in the accounting period in which they occur.

Income Summary Account

An income summary account is an account used in the closing process that temporarily holds the balances of all income and expense accounts before transferring the net result to capital or retained earnings.