You've Been Asked to Prepare a Report on Whether Your

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Essay

You've been asked to prepare a report on whether your company should consider other health insurance providers.List four informal techniques for gathering information to include in your report.

Recognize the role of focused freewriting in generating content for writing.

Distinguish between the prewriting techniques of clustering and asking questions.

Appreciate the value of maintaining a journal as a prewriting strategy.

Understand how prewriting techniques can be applied to various writing contexts.

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Definitions:

Preference Dividends

Dividends that are paid to holders of preferred shares, typically at a fixed rate, before any dividends are paid to common shareholders.

EPS

Earnings Per Share, a financial ratio that indicates the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock, serving as an indicator of the company's profitability.

Directors' Declaration

A statement by the company's directors asserting the accuracy of the financial statements.

Auditor's Report

A formal opinion issued by an auditor based on an audit of a company's financial statements, indicating whether the statements are free from material misstatement and accurately represent the company's financial position.