When Conducting Secondary Research, the Researcher Accesses a Federal Government

question 18

Multiple Choice

When conducting secondary research, the researcher accesses a federal government report available from an online database. This is a source of:

• A) primary data
• B) internal data.
• C) proprietary data.
• D) external data.

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Definitions:

IRR

A metric used in financial analysis to estimate the profitability of potential investments, it represents the annualized effective compounded return rate.

Sunk Costs

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, and should not influence future business decisions.

Initial Period Cash

The amount of cash available at the beginning of a financial period or the start of a project.

Project Termination

The process of concluding or finalizing a project after its objectives have been achieved or it has been determined that objectives cannot be achieved.