Demand for plumbing services for the last 3 years, from furthest past to most recent, was $44 million, $42 million, and $38 million. A graph of this trend would have a slope that is:

10. which of the following is true regarding preretirement inflation? a. defined-benefit plans provide more inflation protection than defined-contribution plans. b. because of preretirement inflation, possible investment-related growth is increased for defined-contribution plans. c. all types of benefits are designed to cope with preretirement inflation. d. preretirement inflation is generally reflected in the increase in an employee's compensation level over a working career.