Managers Who Use the Method of Optimizing to Make Their

question 40

Multiple Choice

Managers who use the method of optimizing to make their decisions will attempt to choose

• A) the first minimally acceptable alternative.
• B) from those alternatives that have known results.
• C) the least expensive alternative.
• D) the alternative that produces the least conflict.
• E) an alternative that achieves the best possible balance among several goals.

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Definitions:

Constructive Partnership

A legal concept where a partnership is deemed to exist based on the actions or conduct of the parties, despite there being no formal agreement.

Actual Partnership

A type of business partnership that exists when two or more individuals engage in a business for profit with an express or implied agreement of partnership, as opposed to being legally deemed partners by the law.

Purported Partner

Implies someone alleged or claimed to be a partner in a business or enterprise, often without the legal or formal acknowledgment of such a partnership.

Substantial Reliance

A level of dependence on a promise or statement significant enough to alter one's position, often referenced in contract law.