The Sheer Quantity and Constant Availability of Information, Which May

question 52

Multiple Choice

The sheer quantity and constant availability of information, which may cause media consumers to dismiss the significance of particular events, is known as

• A) media framing.
• B) infotainment.
• C) muckraking.
• D) information overload.
• E) information priming.

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The amount of net earnings not paid out as dividends but retained by the company to be reinvested in its core business or to pay debt.

Closing Entries

At the conclusion of an accounting period, entries recorded to shift balances from temporary to permanent accounts, effectively zeroing out the temporary accounts for the upcoming period.

Post-Closing Trial Balance

A list of all accounts and their balances after closing entries are made, showing that debits equal credits.

Adjusting Entries

Entries recorded in financial journals at the conclusion of an accounting period for the purpose of assigning earnings and expenditures to their rightful period.