In Announcing Negative News to Employees, Where Should You Place

question 37

Multiple Choice

In announcing negative news to employees, where should you place an alternative, when one exists?

• A)The opening
• B)The body
• C)The closing
• D)You should never provide an alternative in a bad-news message.

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Definitions:

Merchandising Firm

A business that purchases finished goods for resale, making profit through the markup of those goods.

Period Costs

Costs that are taken directly to the income statement as expenses in the period in which they are incurred or accrued.

Inventory Accounts

Accounts used to track the cost of inventory that has been purchased but not yet sold to customers.

Manufacturing Company

A business that produces finished goods from raw materials by using various forms of labor, equipment, and processes.