You need to compose a message to your department explaining that your company is being acquired by a larger company, and you know this news will not be received well by a number of employees. you begin the message with the facts. then you present an explanation of the situation by focusing on the benefits to the employees. what techniques should you use to cushion the bad news? a. position the bad news strategically between other sentences. b. position bad news at the end of the paragraph. c. accentuate the positive. d. organize the bad news using bullet points.

Find the expected net profit of an insurance company on a health-insurance policy if: the probability of a $5000 claim is 20%; the probability of a $1000 claim is 60%; the probability of a $20,000 claim is 10%, and the probability of no claim is 10%. the company charges $4000 for this coverage. interpret your answer.

Vintage fun reproduces oldminusfashioned style roller skates and skateboards. the annual production and sales of roller skates is 950 units, while 1,750 skateboards are produced and sold. the company has traditionally used direct labor hours to allocate its overhead to products. roller skates require 2.5 direct labor hours per unit, while skateboards require 1.25 direct labor hours per unit. the total estimated overhead for the period is $114,300. the company is looking at the possibility of changing to an activityminusbased costing system for its products. if the company used an activityminusbased costing system, it would have the following three activity cost pools: the overhead cost per skateboard using the traditional costing system would be closest to: a. $9.31. b. $65.31. c. $25.05. your answer is not correct.d.

Why is following an unrelated diversification strategy especially advantageous in an emerging economy? a. it allows the conglomerate to overcome institutional weaknesses in emerging economies. b. it allows the conglomerate to form a monopoly in emerging economies. c. it allows the conglomerate to use well-defined legal systems in emerging economies. d. it allows the conglomerate to take advantage of strong capital markets in emerging economies.