You can improve the reader’s response to bad news when you ______.

A. offer a reason for the outcome
B. provide an alternative or a compromise whenever possible
C. bluntly start off with the bad news
D. both offer a reason for the outcome and provide an alternative or a compromise
whenever possible


D. both offer a reason for the outcome and provide an alternative or a compromise
whenever possible

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A) reduce market focus B) harvest for cash flow C) enter related new markets D) divest for cash flow E) expand market demand

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The par value of stock is ________.

A) the current selling price of stock B) the highest price for which a share can sell C) the price paid if the corporation purchases its own stock back D) the amount assigned by a company to a share of its stock

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Howard needs a truck to pull a 2,000-pound trailer. Gordon tells Howard, "My truck will pull a 2,000 pound trailer with ease." Relying on Gordon's statement, Howard buys the truck, but it will not pull a 2,000-pound trailer. If Gordon did not intend to deceive and Howard sues for nonfraudulent misrepresentation, he can ask for:

a. punitive damages, but not out-of-pocket damages. b. out-of-pocket damages, plus consequential damages. c. out-of-pocket damages plus punitive damages. d. nominal damages because Howard should have known the capacity of the truck.

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Investment bankers who join together to share the financial risk associated with buying an entire issue of new securities and reselling them to the public is called a(n)

A) selling group. B) tombstone group. C) underwriting syndicate. D) primary market group.

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