You Are Writing a Report on the Two Candidates Competing

question 28

Multiple Choice

You are writing a report on the two candidates competing to represent your district in the U.S. House of Representatives. You create a pie chart for each candidate to show where the candidate's campaign money comes from. You use purple for small individual donations, orange for large individual donations, blue for corporate donations, yellow for political action committee (PAC) contributions, red for political-party donations, and gray for other money. Which principle of using color effectively have you followed?

• A) using color to create contrast between the text and the background
• B) using color to emphasize particular items
• C) using symbolic meanings of colors
• D) using color to create patterns

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Definitions:

Equity Method Investment

An accounting technique used by firms to assess the profits earned through their investments in other companies by reporting these profits in proportion to their ownership stake.

Long-Term Investments-AFS

Available-for-Sale Long-term Investments are financial assets not classified as trading or held-to-maturity investments, valued at fair market prices with gains or losses reported in other comprehensive income.

Trading Securities

Financial instruments such as shares, bonds, or other securities that are purchased with the intention of selling them in the short term to profit from price fluctuations.

Debt Securities

Financial instruments representing money borrowed that must be repaid, such as bonds, bills, or notes.