1.competing 2. avoiding 3. compromise 4. accommodating 5. collaborating

match each term with the scenario

• todd was very focused on achieving his goal. you noticed that he kept reminding the employees in the meeting that he was officially in charge and had the authority to make their work lives difficult if they didn’t cooperate.

• emma and julie spent a really long time in the conference room. both came prepared to fully explain their opinions and suggestions. both listened intently to the other’s requests and they were able to find a solution.

• ryan and tim spent a fair amount of time working through their differing opinions on their project. in the end, one gave a few concessions to the other in order to make it work.

• it is obvious to you that lauren doesn’t like conflict. you heard the others mention that she rescheduled this meeting several times – they think she did it to get around the confrontation of it all.

• jenny seemed to pick up on the fact that her coworkers felt passionately about doing things a certain way. even though she may have initially disagreed, she changed her mind relatively quickly in the meeting.

answer; synthetic production system;

of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.