Economic Weakness of the Roman Empire Included All of the Following

question 1

Multiple Choice

Economic weakness of the Roman Empire included all of the following except

• A)poor internal communications and transport.
• B)the absence of a money economy.
• C)nobles' failure to invest their wealth in commercial enterprises.
• D)the lack of technological innovation, probably due, in part, to the availability of slaves.
• E)the lack of productivity in the cities and the economic burdens cities placed on the countryside.

Differentiate between the sensory mechanisms of static and dynamic equilibrium.

Recognize the functions and responses of various components within the vestibular system.

Identify the roles of otoliths and their location in the equilibrium process.

Grasp the physiological basis behind tests for equilibrium and the expected responses.

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits that is kept or retained and not paid out as dividends to shareholders.

Operating Income

The profit realized from a business's operations after deducting operating expenses from gross profit.

Dividends

Financial distributions to a corporation's shareholders, usually coming from the business's earnings.

Quantity Variance

A variance that is computed by taking the difference between the actual quantity of the input used and the amount of the input that should have been used for the actual level of output and multiplying the result by the standard price of the input.