Demetri tells his dance partner Ahlam to “break a leg” before she goes on stage. Ahlam is alarmed that Demetri would wish her harm. Ahlam is most likely focusing on which type of meaning for the phrase “break a leg”?
a. connotative
b. denotative
c. syntactic
d. semantic
b. denotative
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A) Economic union. B) Customs union. C) Free trade area. D) Common market. E) None of the above
A major advantage to the use of point-of-sale scanning equipment by retailers is _____
a. lower fixture investment costs b. ease in consumer ability to read prices c. compatibility of codes for supermarkets and department stores d. better inventory control
Cash flows from borrowing and paying off a 180-day bank loan are classified as:
A) operating activities. B) investing activities. C) financing activities. D) purchasing activities.
A partnership began its first year of operations with the following capital balances: Young, Capital:$143,000Eaton, Capital:$104,000Thurman, Capital:$143,000??The Articles of Partnership stipulated that profits and losses be assigned in the following manner:? Young was to be awarded an annual salary of $26,000 and $13,000 salary was to be awarded to Thurman. ? Each partner was to be attributed with interest equal to 10% of the capital balance as of the first day of the year. ? The remainder was to be assigned on a 5:2:3 basis to Young, Eaton, and Thurman, respectively. ? Each partner withdrew $13,000 per year.?Assume that the net loss for the first year of operations was $26,000 with net income of $52,000 in the second year.?What was Thurman's total share of net
income for the second year? A. $17,290 income. B. $19,760 income. C. $ 4,160 income. D. $17,160 income. E. $28,080 income.