Match Each Term with the Appropriate Definition

question 128

Multiple Choice

Match each term with the appropriate definition.Not all definitions will be used.
-Price/Earnings Ratio

• A)The practice of reporting information in percentages rather than monetary amounts.
• B)A nonrecurring item on the income statement that reflects gains and losses associated with extraordinary events.
• C)Another name for a trend analysis.
• D)An increase in an asset or a decrease in a liability that results from peripheral activities.
• E)A section of the annual report that can be used in interpreting the results of financial statement analysis.
• F)The ratio calculated by dividing the price of a share of stock by the earnings per share.
• G)After-tax earnings adjusted for gains and losses that may disappear before they are realized.
• H)A nonrecurring item associated with abandoning or selling an operation.
• I)The practice of reporting accounting data in the national monetary unit.
• J)Also known as ratio analysis.
• K)The ratio calculated by dividing the net income by the number of common shares outstanding.
• L)The earnings of a company after taxes.

Distinguish between valid and sound arguments.

Understand the concept of warranted arguments and when an argument is considered worthy of acceptance.

Comprehend the progression from coincidence to correlation to causal explanations.

Recognize the impact of statistical analysis in evaluating arguments and making generalizations.

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Definitions:

Order Instrument

A negotiable instrument that is payable “to the order of an identified person” or “to an identified person or order.”

Payee

The individual or entity to whom a check, draft, or note is made payable.

Identified

Recognized or determined to be a particular entity or object, especially through specific characteristics or methods.

Transfer

The act of moving or passing an asset, title, right, or property from one party to another.