The Number of Cohabiting Couples Is Increasing in the United

question 6

Multiple Choice

The number of cohabiting couples is increasing in the United States.Which of the following cohabiting unions is most likely to marry?

• A) an African American man and woman who both graduated from high school
• B) a childless couple in which both are physicians
• C) a low-income couple with two children
• D) a white man and woman who both dropped out of high school

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Definitions:

Acquisition

The process by which one company purchases most or all of another company's shares to gain control.

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An accounting method used to consolidate the financial statements of a acquiring company and the company it has acquired.