<span>The characteristic that describes privatization of Social Security is option C) enables Americans to invest their Social Security Contributions in the stock market. This is the most accurate option but still not wholly accurate. There are different proposals for privatizing. Most would have the existing funds used to buy into the market and then the individual person would have different options for how their own funds were then handled within the market. For instance they could take over control of their fund and buy/sell their various shares. Or they could move their shares to be handled by an investment company, or even just leave them in the original shares that were bought by the government during the transition to privatization. Bottom line, the individuals would have some control of there shares in the stock market.</span>
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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D. A sunk cost is any cost that was expended in the past but can be recovered if the firm decides not to go forward with the project.
Explanation:
As per the data given in the question,
Option (D) is correct among the given statements. A sunk cost is that cost which was occurred and expended in the past and if firm decides to do not go ahead, it can not be recovered.
For illustration - Think about the cost incurred to find out the feasibility of the project. Though in past firm was agree with the project but now even if the firm decides not to the project, this cost can not be recovered.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
True
Explanation:
Marginal - the dictionary meaning of such word is additional of anything. Here, in the given case, marginal analysis as per costing is the analysis of each additional revenue from each additional sale or production.
Marginal analysis does not consider fixed cost generally, as that is fixed and don not add on on additional units, within a standard range.
Thus, the statement stated here is True. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
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D. Spending on services is smaller than the amount of consumption spending on durable and nondurable goods.
Explanation:
For developed countries like the U.S, there is a lot of stress in consumption of services such as good health care, appropriate and quality education and among others. These services contribute to a larger proportion of consumption component of GDP than both durable and nondurable commodities. Therefore, the statement “spending on services is smaller than the amount of consumption spending on durable and non-durable goods” is not correct
 
        
             
        
        
        
Once the BAL has peaked and started to go down, people who have been drinking believe that they are much more sober than they really are.
They tend to think that since they already are sober, they gain the normal use of their faculties and become more alert. They do not realize that the presence of alcohol in their system is still making them impaired and careless.