Which of the Following Questions Is Legal to Ask on an Employment

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following questions is legal to ask on an employment application?

• A) How many children do you have?
• B) In what year did you graduate from high school?
• C) Have you ever injured yourself at work?
• D) Are you over the age of 18?
• E) Which religious holidays do you observe?

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Definitions:

Operating Lease Method

An accounting method for leasing whereby the lease payments are treated as an operational expense, without recording the asset and liability on the balance sheet.

Straight-Line Depreciation

An approach that spreads the expense of a physical asset across its productive lifespan in consistent yearly increments.

Capital Lease

A lease classified as a purchase by the lessee for accounting purposes, as it transfers substantially all risks and benefits of ownership.

Present Value

The value today of a sum of money to be received in the future, or a series of future payments, based on a chosen rate of return.