Federal Antidiscrimination Programs Appear to

question 30

Multiple Choice

Federal antidiscrimination programs appear to

• A) have made no difference in raising relative earnings of black workers.
• B) have made little difference raising relative earnings of black workers, probably because individual programs have had only small effects.
• C) have helped to raise relative earnings of black workers.
• D) have hurt the relative earnings of black workers.

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Definitions:

Common Stock

Common stock represents shares of ownership in a corporation, giving holders voting rights and a residual claim on corporate earnings in the form of dividends.

After-Tax Interest Expense

The cost of borrowing after adjusting for the effects of taxes, calculated by subtracting the tax savings from the total interest expense.

Basic Earnings Per Share

A measure of a company's profitability that divides net income by the number of outstanding common shares.

Noncontrolling Interest

The share of equity in a subsidiary not held by the parent company, reflecting the interest that is not controlled by the majority shareholder.