According to Research, Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 59

Multiple Choice

According to research, which of the following statements is true of the link between cohabitation and marital instability?

• A) The link between cohabitation and marital instability is strong when only cohabitation with the eventual marital partner is examined.
• B) Cohabiting does not have a negative effect on marriage if the couple did not have any previous live-in lovers.
• C) Cohabiting has a negative effect on marriage if the couple did not have children prior to the marriage.
• D) The risk of marital dissolution between cohabitors is much larger when they cohabited in their mid-twenties.

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Definitions:

Direct Write-off Method

A method of accounting for bad debts that directly writes off specific debts as they are deemed unrecoverable.

Uncollectible Accounts

Uncollectible accounts are debts from customers that a company has attempted to collect but determined they cannot be recovered and are thus written off as a loss.

Expense Recognition Principle

An accounting principle that dictates the conditions under which an expense is recognized and reported in the financial statements.

Percent of Receivables Method

An accounting technique used to estimate the amount of a company's accounts receivable that will not be collected, based on a percentage of the total accounts receivable.