In the House of Representatives, Who Is Second in Authority

question 69

Multiple Choice

In the House of Representatives, who is second in authority to the Speaker of the House?

• A) majority leader
• B) majority whip
• C) minority leader
• D) minority whip
• E) president pro tempore (or pro tem)

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Definitions:

Cost of Capital

The rate of return required by a company to undertake an investment or project, often used as a discount rate in capital budgeting.

Payback Method

A capital budgeting technique that calculates the time required to recoup the cost of an investment, ignoring the time value of money.

MIRRs

Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR) is a financial metric used to assess the profitability of investments, adjusting the internal rate of return (IRR) to account for differences in the reinvestment rate and financing costs.

IRRs

Internal Rate of Return; a financial metric used to estimate the profitability of potential investments, calculated as the discount rate that makes the net present value of all cash flows equal to zero.