Read the scenario and answer the questions that follow. Michelle and Brent work for a nonprofit agency. Their supervisor asked them to apply to the state for additional funding. During their first meeting they reviewed the grant application, identified the project’s goals, and discussed using a wiki to share information.
During their second meeting they divided the work evenly between them. Brent offered to write the staffing request and asked Michelle to write the cost analysis because she has a background in finance. They agreed to provide each other with feedback on their sections of the application. They developed a schedule of tasks and deadlines. During their third meeting, Michelle volunteered to make sure the application had a single voice and asked Brent to proofread the document before he submitted the online application.
1. What step in the team writing process occurred during the second meeting?
a. Create a project plan
b. Finalize the project
c. Identify project requirements
d. Draft the writing
2. When commenting on Brent’s writing, what advice should Michelle follow?
Read first for spelling and punctuation
a. Emphasize the writer when giving positive feedback
b. Only point out sections you like so that you don’t hurt anyone’s feelings
c. Comment helpfully but sparingly
d. Read first for spelling and punctuation
3. Michelle and Brent discussed using a wiki to share information. What are some of the productivity benefits of using a wiki?
a. Fewer meetings
b. Reduced wait time
c. Better come outcomes
d. Improved knowledge management

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.

Fred smithers, a recent college graduate decided to open his own portable juice bar, smithers smoothies, to wheel around newport beach. you, a trusted friend of fred, are a business major that has also recently graduated and agreed to handle the books for a while to get some practical experience and have a favor that you can ask of fred in the future. given the following five transactions concerning the new venture, prepare the necessary journal entries for the transactions, post the journal entries to appropriate t accounts and prepare a trial balance as of the end of the month in order to answer to the necessary may 2: fred invests $12,000 of his own money to start the new company. this money was obtained from a part-time job working at a legal firm while he was in school. may 3: fred spent $5,100 cash to purchase a refrigerated trailer that he can pull behind his car and set up at the beach. under your advice, fred agrees to place the new asset under an account called "equipment." may 6: fred bought $640 of supplies on account from the flav-o-rite confectioners company. because they will last longer than a single accounting period fred agrees to record them as, "supplies" as per your suggestion. may 13: fred sat on the beach for six hours without a single sale and was feeling very down. right before he left, however, a plumber escorting his family reunion along the beach stopped by his stand and bought $800 worth of smoothies for the entire family. under your advice, fred agrees to call this cash revenue, "sales." may 15: excited about his new venture, fred withdraws $350 from the company to take his girlfriend out to dinner. what would be the balance in the cash account at the end of the period following the posting of all the transactions?

1. alwaysrain irrigation, inc. would like to determine capacity requirements for the next four years. currently, two production lines are in place for making bronze and plastic sprinklers. three types of sprinklers are available in both bronze and plastic: 90-degree nozzle sprinklers, 180-degree nozzle sprinklers, and 360-degree nozzle sprinklers. management has forecast demand for the next four years as follows: both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. the bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require two operators and can produce up to 12,000 sprinklers. the plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires four operators and can produce up to 200,000 sprinklers. three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are available. what are the capacity requirements for the next four years? (assume that there is no learning.)