Why Did a Federal Court Issue a Permanent Injunction Against

question 51

Multiple Choice

Why did a federal court issue a permanent injunction against hydraulic mining in 1884?

• A) because it led to water shortages
• B) because real estate developers had filed complaints
• C) because it contributed to soil erosion and water pollution
• D) because mining companies employed illegal foreign workers

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Definitions:

Perpetual Inventory System

An inventory management system where updates are made continuously to the inventory records to reflect sales, purchases, and returns in real-time.

Credit Memo

A credit memo is a document issued by a seller to a buyer, reducing the amount that the buyer owes the seller under the terms of an earlier invoice.

Perpetual Inventory System

An accounting method that records the sale or purchase of inventory immediately through computerized point-of-sale systems and Enterprise Resource Planning systems.

Periodic Inventory System

An inventory accounting system where updates to inventory levels are made at specific intervals, rather than continuously.