To Increase the Health Span, Which of the Following Strategies

question 174

Multiple Choice

To increase the health span, which of the following strategies would be LEAST effective:

• A) improving college graduation rates.
• B) preventing premature births.
• C) constructing caring communities.
• D) improving surgical techniques for treating old-age diseases.

---

Definitions:

Business Segment

A distinct part of a company that focuses on a specific product or market sector, often with its own performance measurement.

Debt to Equity Ratio

A measure of a company's financial leverage calculated by dividing its total liabilities by stockholders' equity, indicating the proportion of equity and debt used to finance the company's assets.

Comparative Financial Statement

Financial statements that provide a comparison of a company's financial performance over multiple periods.

Common-Size Financial Statement

A financial analysis tool that expresses each line item as a percentage of a common base figure.