A short-term investment in a U.S. Treasury bill costs $24,400 and will mature six months later at $25,000 . Management intends to hold the investment until it matures. The entry to record the initial investment is:

a. Short – Term Investments 25,000
Cash 25,000

b. Cash 24,400
Short – Term Investments 24,400

c. Short – Term Investments 24,400
Cash 24,400

d. Cash 25,000
Short – Term Investments 24,400
Interest Income 600


C

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A. Publicity always originates within a firm and is paid for by the firm. B. Publicity is designed to provide only positive information about a firm. C. Public relations is, in reality, a subset of the publicity effort. D. Publicity is used to generate news about a person, and not a product or service. E. Publicity is typically a short-term strategy.

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