Which of the Following Would Be Classified as a General

question 331

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be classified as a general expense on an income statement?

• A) salaries paid to salespeople
• B) dividends paid to stockholders
• C) payments made for insurance
• D) costs associated with an advertising campaign

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Definitions:

Miller-Orr Model

A financial management model that helps firms manage cash balances by setting upper and lower limits on cash reserves.

Optimal Upper Cash Limit

The optimal upper cash limit is the maximum amount of cash a company determines it should hold to efficiently manage transactions and emergencies while minimizing holding costs.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variability in a set of values, often used in finance to quantify the risk of an investment's return.

Net Present Value

The gap between the current value of incoming and outgoing cash over a given period.