Authoritative Sources of Support Are Sources That

question 24

Multiple Choice

Authoritative sources of support are sources that:

• A)are able to articulate complicated ideas in simple language.
• B)argue that their findings will change conventional knowledge.
• C)claim to have disproven the findings of other research.
• D)have earned their credentials by developing skill or expertise.
• E)have used statistics from other sources to prove their point.

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Definitions:

Accounting Profits

The net income for a company calculated by subtracting total expenses from total revenues, according to standard accounting practices.

Economic Profits

The gap between a company's overall income and its combined explicit and implicit expenses.

Sales

Transactions involving the exchange of goods or services for money.

Explicit Costs

Direct, out-of-pocket payments for resources employed in the production of goods or services, such as wages, rent, and materials.