The General Syntax of the Function Prototype to Overload the Stream

question 24

Multiple Choice

The general syntax of the function prototype to overload the stream extraction operator >> for a class is ____.

• A) istream& operator>>(istream&, className&);
• B) const istream& operator>>(istream&, className&);
• C) friend operator>>(istream&, className&);
• D) friend istream& operator>>(istream&, className&);

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Definitions:

Margin of Safety

The difference between actual or expected sales and the breakeven sales, indicating the amount by which sales can drop before the business incurs a loss.

Percentage of Sales

A financial metric or method that relates various income statement accounts as a percentage of sales, often used for analysis or forecasting.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how much a company's income can be affected by changes in sales volume, highlighting the ratio of fixed costs to variable costs.

Operating Leverage

An indicator of the degree to which net operating income responds to a specific percentage variation in sales revenue.