Jose was getting ready for his first performance evaluation at his new company. The room where the evaluation was to take place was cramped and dimly lit. He was uncomfortable and this highlighted his nervousness. Though he had prepared for an open, honest discussion with his supervisor, he found himself to be more defensive when he was confronted with constructive feedback. What element of the importance of human communication in business and professional contexts does this example illustrate

On january 8, the end of the first weekly pay period of the year, regis company's payroll register showed that its employees earned $22,760 of office salaries and $70,840 of sales salaries. withholdings from the employees' salaries include fica social security taxes at the rate of 6.20%, fica medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $13,260 of federal income taxes, $1,450 of medical insurance deductions, and $860 of union dues. no employee earned more than $7,000 in this first pay period. required: 1.1 calculate below the amounts for each of these four taxes of regis company. regis’s merit rating reduces its state unemployment tax rate to 3% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. the federal unemployment tax rate is 0.60