What Is a Firm's Net Income

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is a firm's net income?

• A) the difference between the sales and other income generated by a firm, and all costs, taxes, and expenses incurred by the firm in a given period
• B) the last or "bottom" line of the income statement
• C) a measure of the firm's profitability over a given period
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

An operational technique used in behavior analysis to increase the frequency of a desired behavior by introducing a motivating item after the behavior is exhibited.

DRH Schedule

Differential Reinforcement of High Rates of behavior schedule; a reinforcement schedule in which a higher rate of a specific behavior is reinforced, encouraging the behavior to occur more frequently.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that increases the likelihood of a preceding behavior being repeated.

Primary Reinforcer

An innate reinforcing stimulus like nourishment or shelter, which does not require learning to be effective in enhancing behavior.