A Speech That Is Designed to Teach, Define, Illustrate, Clarify

question 22

Multiple Choice

A speech that is designed to teach, define, illustrate, clarify, or elaborate on a topic reflects

• A) an explanatory speech purpose.
• B) an entertainment speech purpose.
• C) a persuasive speech purpose.
• D) an informative speech purpose.

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Definitions:

Retention Ratio

A financial metric indicating the percentage of a company's income retained and reinvested after dividends are paid to shareholders.

Debt-Equity Ratio

A ratio indicating the finance strategy of mixing shareholders' equity and debt for asset acquisition.

Profit Margin

A financial performance metric that indicates the percentage of revenue that remains as profit after accounting for costs and expenses.

Sustainable Rate Of Growth

The maximum rate at which a company can grow its sales and earnings without increasing its financial leverage or debt.