If a Commercial Genetics Testing Company Tells You That You

question 85

Multiple Choice

If a commercial genetics testing company tells you that you are 26.7% Native American, that means:

• A) that you are about one-quarter Native American
• B) at least one of your grandparents was a Native American
• C) at least one of your great-grandparents was a Native American
• D) very little

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Definitions:

Treasury Stock

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Retained Earnings

The portion of a business's profits not distributed to shareholders as dividends but retained for reinvestment in the business or to pay debt.

Net Income

The amount of profit remaining after all operating expenses, interest, taxes, and preferred stock dividends have been deducted from total revenue; also known as net profit.

Dividend

A portion of a company's earnings distributed to shareholders, usually in the form of cash payments or additional shares.