In Calculating the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Adjustment for a Stock

question 63

Multiple Choice

In calculating the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the adjustment for a stock split occurs ________.

• A) automatically
• B) by adjusting the divisor
• C) by adjusting the numerator
• D) by adjusting the market value weights

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Definitions:

Payroll

The total amount of wages, salaries, bonuses, and deductions paid to or on behalf of employees over a specific period.

Manufacturing Overhead-Control

An accounting method used to gather and monitor the costs associated with the manufacturing process but not directly tied to specific products, such as rent, utilities, and salaries.

Supplies Inventory

Items and materials held by a company in stock that are necessary for its operations but not yet used or sold.

Work in Process Inventory

Goods that are in the manufacturing process but are not yet completed.