In the context of styles of listening, listening for pleasure, recreation, amusement, and relaxation is intensive listening.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Listening for pleasure, recreation, amusement, and relaxation is casual listening. When you listen to obtain information, solve problems, or persuade or dissuade (as in arguments), you are engaged in intensive listening. See 2-3: Listening as a Communication Skill

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Beery Inc. reported the following results from last year's operations:   Sales$11,400,000Variable expenses 8,180,000Contribution margin 3,220,000Fixed expenses 2,422,000Net operating income$  798,000Average operating assets$6,000,000At the beginning of this year, the company has a $900,000 investment opportunity with the following characteristics: Sales$2,880,000 Contribution margin ratio  30% of salesFixed expenses$720,000 The company's minimum required rate of return is 12%. If the company pursues the investment opportunity, this year's combined residual income for the entire company will be closest to:

A. $24,300 B. $848,700 C. $114,000 D. $942,000

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Elizabeth is at an amusement park with her eight grandchildren ages 1 1/2 to 13. She rented a specific cabana by their favorite water park ride and the locker rooms for ease of access to the changing station. Unfortunately, an employee rented out that cabana to another guest who showed up that day. The only other cabana was away from the locker rooms, but offered more shade. Elizabeth was not happy. Later that day, as the children were eating lunch in the cabana a squirrel aggravated a bee’s nest right next to the cabana, and Elizabeth and all her grandchildren were stung multiple times. Which of the following would be an equitable recovery strategy for this service failure?

a. no charge for the cabana, and free lunch b. no charge for the cabana, free dinner, free snack c. no charge for anything else that day, free tickets for another day d. no charge and a refund for that day, no cabana charge that day, free ice cream for the kids on the way out, free VIP tickets with fast passes for another day at the park, free cabana rental, 5 free games per child and passes to see the characters, and more

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StoryBoard Creatives approached Logos Studios with a script for a movie. Logos Studios liked the script, and bought the rights for the script from StoryBoard

Subsequently, Mr. Simpson, a former employee of StoryBoard claimed that he had the copyright to that script. Mr. Simpson proved his copyright in court. He then notified Logos Studios that they could not start production on the script without his permission, and adequate payment of fees. Logos Studios then rescinded the contract with StoryBoard based on the breach of ________. A) warranty of no security interests B) warranty against infringements C) warranty of no interference D) warranty of good title

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In the idea generation stage of the new-product development process,

A. bad ideas should be discarded as soon as possible. B. analysis of consumer complaints about current products is unlikely to generate any new ideas. C. firms need a continuous flow of ideas. D. using competitors as a source of ideas should be avoided. E. None of these answers is correct.

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