Taking Positive Steps to Hire and Promote People from Groups

question 69

Multiple Choice

Taking positive steps to hire and promote people from groups previously discriminated against is called

• A) preferential hiring and firing policies.
• B) affirmative action.
• C) restitution action.
• D) retributive justice.

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entries

Entries made in accounting at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditures to the period in which they actually occurred.

Post-Closing Trial Balance

A listing of all company accounts that remain after closing entries are made, used to check the accuracy of closing procedures and the balance of permanent accounts.

Adjusted Trial Balance

The Adjusted Trial Balance is a list of all accounts and their balances after adjustments have been made for entries like accruals and deferrals, ensuring the accuracy of financial statements.

Post-Closing

Post-closing refers to the period after the closing entries are made in the accounting cycle, aimed at preparing the accounts for the next period by resetting revenue and expense accounts to zero.