When planning the opening of your presentation, your aim is to do all of the following except
A) capture audience interest.
B) build rapport with your listeners.
C) make a good first impression on the audience.
D) apologize for your inexperience as a speaker.
E) preview the content.
D
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The management department at a local university began posting all assignments and other class materials to a course management website instead of creating a packet or printed materials for students to purchase each term. The management department is implementing a ______ innovation.
A. process B. product C. policy D. breakthrough E. reactive
Which of the following is an example of a geographic variable?
A) lifestyle B) race C) religion D) climate
Island Promotional Services uses a job order system for costing and billing promotional services for dance and ballet performances. Island has four public relations specialists and office staff. At the beginning of the year, Island estimated the total cost of salaries and benefits for the public relations specialists at $684,000 and a total of 7600 billable hours for the year. The office and administrative costs were estimated at $418,000. The allocation base for office and administrative costs is billable hours. In June, Island signed a contract for a Russian ballet performance. It negotiated a price of $6800 for its services. When the job was complete, Island's records showed that it had logged 37.0 billable hours. What was the actual total cost of the job for Island?
A) $5365 B) $2035 C) $3330 D) $1295
Which of the following statements is true of misstatements or omissions of material facts in the information furnished by accountants for registration statements?
A. An accountant is not liable to a purchaser of securities issued pursuant to a defective registration statement. B. A purchaser can recover even if the accountant can demonstrate that the purchaser was aware of the misstatements or omissions in the registration statement before buying the securities. C. An accountant's duty is to have a reasonable belief in the accuracy of the figures at the time the registration statement becomes effective. D. A purchaser cannot recover if he has not read the registration statement containing the material misstatements or omissions.