How can communicators ensure they are using an audience centered approach to their communication?

A) Incorporate a strong sense of etiquette
B) Send the message through several communication channels
C) Develop the message in a way that is meaningful to the audience
D) Provide instructions to the audience on how to decode the message
E) Create communication barriers for all information other than that which you are conveying

Refer to Figure 2-13. Which point(s) on the graph is(are) efficient production possibilities?

Which of the following is one of the chief reasons for the increased number of married women in the U.S.workforce?

A) The marginal cost of working in the labor force has increased.
B) Jobs provide greater independence and self-worth.
C) The opportunity cost of household work has increased.
D) The sunk cost of household appliances has risen to the point where women must work to make payments on them.
E) Women spend more time shopping as a result of the increasing division of labor in household production.

One of the marketing teams of FitGear Inc., a sporting goods company, has prepared a report on the marketing strategies for its new line of ice hockey equipment. The team is now in the process of checking the report against the originally stated objectives. In addition, the team has shared the report with the other teams to obtain feedback. In which of the following activities is FitGear Inc.'s marketing team primarily engaged?

A) planning
B) proofreading
C) brainstorming
D) writing
E) revising

Alghamdi Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders.The times required for a particular order appear below: Required:
a.Determine the throughput time.Show your work!
b.Determine the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE), Show your work!
c.Determine the delivery cycle time.Show your work!

At the national level, the "Drugs Don't Work" program for small and mid-sized companies provides free booklets and step-by-step guidance on substance abuse policy writing.

(Last Word) Which of the following statements about taxes and government spending is correct?

A) Despite the overall progressive tax system,government expenditures disproportionately favor the rich and result in a system that is slightly regressive.
B) The progressive tax system is almost perfectly offset by regressive expenditures,making the overall system proportional.
C) The regressive tax system is offset by expenditures directed toward lower-income households,making the overall system proportional.
D) The overall system of taxes and spending is progressive,as over $1 trillion per year gets transferred from upper-income households to lower- and middle-income households.

Employees are satisfied with their jobs as long as they perceive that

A) their jobs are the greatest source of happiness.
B) their jobs can lead to the obtainment of everything they've ever wanted.
C) their jobs meet their important values.
D) there are no better employment options available.
E) they are doing better than their subordinates.