Using _____ helps subordinate the refusal in a bad-news message.

A) trite statements
B) specific terms
C) active verbs
D) abstract nouns

Based on the following data, calculate the estimated cost of the inventory on March 31 using the retail method.

Gabriel is an experienced intern.In his last internship, he had a job he enjoyed and coworkers he genuinely liked.He discovered that he liked challenging work and did well with it.Gabriel now is worried about his upcoming internship.He wonders if he was just lucky last time and is not as capable as his previous supervisors think he is.Gabriel is currently struggling with ________.

A) a crisis of commitment
B) marginality
C) intrusion
D) the imposter syndrome

The residual income for the Hum Division last year was:

A) $126,000
B) $46,000
C) $78,000
D) $22,000

A central goal of many marketing communications is an active attempt to change a person's attitude, an action called:

A) persuasion.
B) selling.
C) promotion.
D) conversion.

The idea behind "design thinking" is to create products that fill gaps in a company's already existing product line.

The balance sheet should be prepared

A) before the income statement and the statement of stockholders' equity
B) before the income statement and after the statement of stockholders' equity
C) after the income statement and the statement of stockholders' equity
D) after the income statement and before the statement of stockholders' equity

Statement I: Our merchandise trade deficit with Japan set a record in 2007.
Statement II: Our merchandise trade deficit with China set a record in 2008.

A) Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B) Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C) Both statements are true.
D) Both statements are false.