Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A)International trade raises wages in developing countries.
• B)International trade with rich industrial countries forces people in the developing countries to work for lower wages.
• C)International trade leads to job losses in both import competing industries and exporting industries.
• D)Unlike other types of international trade, offshoring does not bring any gains from trade.
• E)All of the above

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Definitions:

Aging of Receivables

A method for managing accounts receivable by categorizing debts by their due ages to estimate the timing of collections.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An estimation of the accounts receivable that a company does not expect to collect, serving as a contra account to accounts receivable.

Bad Debt Expense

The cost associated with accounts receivable that a company is not able to collect.

Interest

The cost of borrowing money or the compensation received by lenders, usually expressed as an annual percentage rate.