In the Text,the "Red-Line Method" Refers to

question 147

Multiple Choice

In the text,the "red-line method" refers to

• A) The policy of drawing a red line around certain neighborhoods on a map and then refusing to sell on credit to people who live within those areas.
• B) Restrictions imposed by companies which insure credit risks.
• C) The use,in Dun & Bradstreet's reports,of a red line to show the maximum amount of credit which should be extended to a given customer;companies using this limit when they screen customers' orders are said to be using the "red-line method."
• D) A method of controlling inventories by drawing a red line on the inside of a bin.
• E) A method of controlling receivables by drawing a red line on invoices of companies that are expected to pay late.

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Definitions:

Inference Forms

Standard logical structures that outline the relationship between premises and conclusion, guiding the derivation of the latter from the former.

MP

A shorthand for "Member of Parliament," a representative elected to the legislative body of a country. Alternatively, in logic, it could stand for "Modus Ponens," a form of argument where from premises "If P, then Q" and "P," one concludes "Q."

Inference Forms

Structures of reasoning that establish a conclusion based on one or more premises.

MP

Stands for Modus Ponens, a crucial concept in formal logic entailing that from premises of the form "If P, then Q" and "P is true," one can conclusively deduce "Q must be true."