The Soil Conservation Service Was Formed After What Environmental Crisis

question 9

Multiple Choice

The soil conservation service was formed after what environmental crisis?

• A)mudslides in California following the San Francisco Earthquake in 1906.
• B)severe erosion following forest fires in Yellowstone National Park in the 1980s.
• C)soil contamination by toxic waste at love Canal in the 1970s.
• D)severe erosion following windstorms in the 1930s.

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Short-Term Borrowings

Loans or debt obligations that are due for repayment within one year.

Direct Write-Off Method

A method of accounting for bad debts that charges the amount of an outstanding account directly to the expense account at the time it is deemed uncollectible.

Net Realizable Value

The estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business minus the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

Estimated Future Returns

Projections or forecasts about the potential gains or incomes from investments over a future period.