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Business Communication Test2

What is bias free language?  Pay particular attention to gender, age, ethnicity and disability bias.-What is the difference in formal and informal research?

-When grouping ideas should you use the direct or indirect method, why?

-What is the difference in a phrase and a clause?

-Look at slide 21  and determine what is the best sentence length for 100% comprehension.

-Be familiar with the terms emphatic an unemphatic, vivid and labeling regarding words you use to communicate

-When should I use active versus passive voice. (Hint in business we use active a lot more than passive)

-What are the three types of paragraphs

Chapter 6 notes

-What is a flabby expression and why is it bad

-what is redundancy in business communications? Do not use trite phrases or cliches in business writing

-why are margins and why space important in business writing is it advisable to use graphic highlighting and underlining in  business document (think readability)

-Look at slide 28 and be sure you know what Flesh-Kincaid is and how do I show this in a Word document.

Below are three actual questions from your upcoming test.  Look up the answers and do not answer these three incorrectly.

1. The best business writing is purposeful, persuasive, economical, and ____________

2. Probably the most useful word processing editing tool for collaborative writing is ____. This tool makes it possible to point out problematic passages or errors, ask or answer questions, and share ideas without changing or adding text.

3. Which of the following sentences avoids use of trite expressions? 

 
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Decision Making Tools

Construct a 3 to 5-year strategic plan that is related to a specified health care organization of your choice. The organization may be not-for-profit or for-profit. Complete a SWOT analysis, and include the following:

  1. Internal strengths are related to resources and capabilities that effectively and efficiently allow an organization to accomplish its stated mission. Write out and discuss 8 to 10 strengths that you consider the highest priority for the organization of choice.  
  2. Internal weaknesses are related to deficiencies in resources and capabilities that hinder an organization’s ability to accomplish its mandate or mission. Write out and discuss 8 to 10 weaknesses that you consider the highest priority for the organization of choice.  
  3. External opportunities are outside factors or situations that can affect your organization in a favorable way. Write out and discuss 8 to 10 opportunities that you consider of highest priority for the organization of choice.  
  4. External threats are outside factors or situations that can affect your organization in a negative way. Write out and discuss 8 to 10 threats that you consider of highest priority for the organization of choice.

Part 2:

In the health care industry, change occurs quickly and many times without warning. In an effort to address such changes, contingency planning is a key step in the strategic planning process. Contingency planning follows a 7-step process to achieve maximum effectiveness. Assume that you are formulating the contingency plans for an outpatient surgical center. 

  • Identify the 7 steps in the contingency planning process, and explain how each step will be addressed for the surgical center. 
 
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business finance

Your neighborhood self-service laundry is for sale and you consider investing in this business. For the business alone and no other assets (such as building and land), the purchase price is $240,000. The net cash flows for the project are $30,000 per year for the next 5 years. You plan to borrow the money for this investment at 5%. 

  1. Prepare a net present value calculation for this project. What is the net present value of this project?
  2. Calculate the simple payback period for this project. Your desired payback period is 5 years. How long is the payback period for this project?
  3. Is this a good investment? What would be a good price at which to purchase this business?

Submit an Excel spreadsheet which must include the answers to all 3 questions:  1) A Net Present Value calculation, 2) a Simple Payback Period calculation,  and 3) the answer to question regarding whether this is a good investment and what the best price should be.

 
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Rogers Co. had a sheet metal cutter that cost $113,000 on January 5, 2010. This old cutter had an estimated life of ten years and a salvage value of

Rogers Co. had a sheet metal cutter that cost $113,000 on January 5, 2010. This old cutter had an estimated life of ten years and a salvage value of $16,000. On April 3, 2015, the old cutter is exchanged for a new cutter with a fair value of $60,000. The exchange lacked commercial substance. Rogers also received $15,000 cash. Assume that the last fiscal period ended on December 31, 2014, and that straight-line depreciation is used. 

Calculate the gain or loss to be recognized by Rogers Co.
 GainLoss recognized$Prepare all entries that are necessary on April 3, 2015.Prepare all entries that are necessary on April 3, 2015. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Prepare all entries that are necessary on April 3, 2015.(Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
 
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