Scenario A

question 144

Multiple Choice

Scenario A. The local Ace Hardware Store manager has several decisions she has to make as the week begins. She always comes in early on Mondays to sift through the paperwork on her desk and decide what needs to be done for the week and in which order. The decisions facing her this week are:
1. determining which sales representatives to see this week to place orders.
2. providing a report to the owner detailing her opinion of whether or not she should purchase several more Ace locations that are for sale in the area.
3. interviewing applicants for two open part-time positions and hiring them.
4. providing input to the owner on a possible upgrade to the checkout technology currently in use.

-The decisions in Scenario A can best be classified as either

• A)risky or non-risky.
• B)programmed or nonprogrammed.
• C)easy or difficult.
• D)necessary or not necessary.
• E)certain or uncertain.

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