Suppose that an accountant for a bank notices a 5 percent reduction in profits for a certain quarter of operations. The accountant identifies four sources of increased costs that might account for this: increased salaries for some of the employees, increased utility costs, new computers for one of the departments, and increased real estate taxes. After further study, the accountant finds that
each of these is responsible for a 1 percent reduction in profits, which adds up to a total of 4 percent. Unable to account for the final 1 percent loss, the accountant attributes it to embezzlement by one of the employees. What method did the accountant use in drawing this conclusion?
A) The method of agreement.
B) The joint method of agreement and difference.
C) The method of difference.
D) The method of residues.
E) The method of concomitant variation.
D
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The philosopher that Frye quotes in her essay in the text is
a) Plato. b) Nietzsche. c) Ryle. d) Austin
Is "B ? (O ? ~K) .•. O v (K v ~B)" valid or invalid? In the truth table for determining the validity of this formula, which specific rows, if any, are relevant to showing this?
A) invalid; 2nd and 4th rows B) invalid; 1st and 3rd rows C) valid; it has no rows showing invalidity
The _____ movement stresses the active Christian mission of delivering the oppressed from evil social structures and situations.
a. evangelicalism b. liberation theology c. sthanakvasi d. ecumenism
According to van den Haag, deterrence depends on:
a. rational calculation by would-be criminals. b. the likelihood and regularity of human responses to danger. c. the knowledge that justice will be swift. d. all of the above