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Read the Paragraph Below and Answer the Questions That Follow

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Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Emoticons are the face-like symbols made of keyboard characters in e-mail messages. (2) Meant to be read sideways, with the head tilted 90 degrees, these symbols help to overcome the lack of facial expressions and body language that are present in face-to-face communications but missing from written communications. (3) Specifically, emoticons make the emotions of the person sending the message clearer so that the receiver of the message will not misinterpret the meaning of the words. (4) For example, a smile is made with a colon, a dash, and a parenthesis, forming :-) , and a frown with the other parenthesis :-(. (5) Other common emoticons are the wink ;-) , surprise :-o , and laughing hard with eyes closed XD. (6) The symbols for a clown face, :o) , can indicate that a statement was made tongue-in-cheek.
Select the number of the topic sentence in the paragraph above.

Evaluate the conditions under which a cost center might be a more appropriate organizational design choice than a profit center.

Grasp the complexities involved in the performance evaluation of profit center managers and the impact of discretion in decision-making.

Understand the relationship between division profits and company-wide profits.

Recognize the role and incentives of managers within profit centers.

Definitions:

"More or less"

A phrase indicating that the exact figure or detail is flexible and may vary slightly.

Dimensions

Refers to measurements or aspects of objects, spaces, or abstract concepts, often expressed in terms of length, width, height, depth, or scope.

Discrepancy

A lack of compatibility or uniformity that leads to a difference between things that should be the same, often leading to conflict or confusion.

Avoid

To keep oneself from doing something, or to prevent a particular outcome from happening.