Rick is interviewing the manager of a travel agency to determine whether or not he should hire the agency to handle his company's travel needs. although rick is very impressed with the agency and the manager, rick notices that the service fees are very high. when rick asks the manager to either lower or waive the fees, the manager says that the fees are nonnegotiable. rick should
a. make the reservations himself instead of hiring an agency.
b. insist that the manager waive the fees.
c. hire the agency anyway and pay the fees.
d. interview the managers of some other travel agencies.

Which is the best conclusion that can be drawn regarding the status of african-americans in the south in the late 1800s? a) african-americans made tremendous political, social, and economic advancements during the reconstruction era. b) passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the u.s. constitution guaranteed equal status and rights for all african-americans. c) the reconstruction policies enacted by the federal government were highly effective in african-american citizens transition to life after slavery. d) although african-americans had equal rights under federal law they were still economically, politically, and socially inferior to whites in the south during the reconstruction era.