Jim knew instinctively that his professor wouldn't appreciate it if he brought his single scoop of vanilla ice cream into the lecture hall with him
He could almost hear the inevitable question, "Did you bring enough for everyone?" To avert such an embarrassment, he practically inhaled his frozen confection as he raced down the hall. He had eaten ice cream in this fashion before and knew he would soon have an ice cream headache, which could be described as:
A) High in consequence and high in probability.
B) Low in consequence and low in probability.
C) Low in probability and high in consequence.
D) High in probability and low in consequence.
D
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The work product privilege:
A. considers a lawyer to be an officer of the court who is bound to work for the advancement of justice while faithfully protecting the rightful interests of his clients. B. is derived from the notion that the effective functioning of the judicial system will be undermined if a client does not feel free to speak fully and honestly with his or her attorney. C. prevents an attorney from divulging confidential information communicated to the lawyer by a client or potential client in the course of seeking to retain the attorney or otherwise seeking legal advice. D. covers information divulged to an attorney's subordinates, such as secretaries or paralegals.
Helmsman Products sells a special type of navigation equipment for $1200. Variable costs are $800 per unit. When a special order arrived from a foreign contractor to buy 44 units at a reduced sales price of $1000 per unit, there was a discussion among the managers. The controller said that as long as the special price was greater than the variable costs, the sale would contribute to the company's profits and should be accepted as offered. The vice president, however, decided to decline the order. Which of the following statements supports the decision of the vice president?
A) The order is not likely to affect the regular sales. B) The company is operating at 70% of its production capacity. C) The variable costs of $800 includes variable costs of packing the product. D) The company will need to hire additional staff to execute this order.
As the complexity of a message increases, managers should attempt to use ______.
A. wider bandwidth and the medium that will add to psychological closeness B. the technology that provides for the greatest amount of feedback C. symbolism consistent with the complexity D. all of these
Describe requests for information in the context of routine requests