The Practice of ________ Means That District Boundaries Have Been

question 55

Multiple Choice

The practice of ________ means that district boundaries have been purposefully drawn to unfairly advantage one group or party.

• A) proportional representation
• B) gerrymandering
• C) balloting
• D) incumbency
• E) recall

Apply the retail inventory method to estimate inventory costs.

Evaluate the effects of inventory valuation methods on cost of goods sold, ending inventory, and gross profit.

Interpret and calculate inventory turnover and days' sales in inventory.

Understand the implications of errors in inventory counting and their effects on financial statements.

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Definitions:

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the market where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the net benefit to society, ensuring that every good or service is produced up to the point where the last unit provides a benefit equal to its cost of production.

Productive Efficiency

A situation where the economy or a production process is unable to produce more of one good without reducing the production of another good, using available resources in the best way.

Normal Goods

Goods for which demand increases as consumer income rises, and decreases as consumer income falls, reflecting a direct relationship between income and demand.

Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by a large number of buyers and sellers, homogenous products, and no single buyer or seller can influence the market price.