Jamie’s cat dies while Jasper was cat-sitting for her. Jasper needs to tell Jamie what happened but feels that he needs to “soften the blow” and not simply tell Jamie that the cat died. He has thought of phrases such as “the cat bit the dust” and “the cat cashed in its chips.” These types of phrases are known as which of the following?
A. genderlect
B. argots
C. purr words
D. euphemisms
D. euphemisms
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Next year's budget for Temper, Inc., is given below: 
At the end of the year, the total fixed costs and the variable costs per unit were exactly as budgeted, but the following units per product line were sold:Product Line Units Sales 1 126,200 $958,579 2 56,800 $721,010 Required:(Be sure to indicate whether the variance is favorable or unfavorable.)a. Compute the sales activity variance for each product.b. Compute the sales mix variance for each product.c. Compute the sales quantity variance for each product.
What will be an ideal response?
The projected cash flow for the next year for Minesuah Inc. is $100,000, and FCF is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6%. If the company's weighted average cost of capital is 11%, what is the value of its operations?
A. $1,714,750 B. $1,805,000 C. $1,900,000 D. $2,000,000 E. $2,100,000
A type of warranty that is created by the action of the sale, and not words, is known as a/an ____________________ warranty.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
An oversold market is generally considered to be overvalued
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.