In the United States, the government agency requiring that firms, which sell securities in public markets, adhere to standard accounting principles and disclose information about their sales, assets, and earnings is the
a. Federal Communications Commission.
b. Federal Trade Commission.
c. Securities and Exchange Commission.
d. U. S. Treasury Department.
e. Federal Reserve System

Securities and Exchange Commission

Explanation:

The Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) maintains an efficient, effective and transparent market. The SEC oversees the operations of individual investors and organizations. The Commission oversees the stock market, securities companies, and the self-regulatory organizations.

The SEC gives confidence to investors in the United States stock market by providing transparency into financial workings of companies in the U.S and making sure investors can get a

consistent and accurate information regarding corporate profitability.

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heterothermic organisms include those organisms that can switch between homeothermic (having body temperature higher than environment) and poikilothermic (having variation in internal body temperature) strategies.

some migratory birds show heterothermy as they decrease their metabolic rate during cold nights to keep their body temperature low. drop in metabolic rate allows increase in production efficiency of birds that reduces the internal body temperature to make it equal to external cold temperature during cold nights.

thus, the correct answer is 'birds allow their temperature drop in order to increase their production efficiency.'

the answer is     d. in our global economy, most job growth will be in services, but manufacturing jobs will exist, too.