<u>Answer:</u>
<u> Setting the mood and tone of her speech. </u>
<u>Explanation:</u>
Muriel's approach to her speech prepares the mind of her listeners who are made up of business leaders who are known to usually have negative views about increasing taxes.
Thus, Muriel may be able to reach the emotions of her listeners <em>towards accepting her point of view</em>. This is evident by the the statement "Our community has been strong in the face of adversity, but we now face the most serious challenge in years", in which it likens the decreasing tax revenues to an adversity that should be overcomed; thus employing more support.
payable = money owed by a company to its creditors
receivable = money owed to a company by its debtors.
Answer:
Both A) and B)
Explanation:
Samoa is a very small country that consists of two islands, and its population is less than 200 thousand. New Zealand and Australia are therefore, massive countries compared to Samoa, with very different cultures.
The Samoan marketing director should research the geography of New Zealand and Australia because it is very different from Samoan geography. He should also complete a demographic analysis (income bracket, gender, and age fall under this category) in order to profile possible customers.
Finally, cultural aspects and rituals such as those described in point B should also be explored in order to know what to expect from local clients, providers, and business partners, and also, in order to know how to advertise the services. (culture is a crucial factor in determining the type of advertising a company employs).
I don’t believe that government interventions
are sustainable over a long time.<span>
<span>Government interventions such as social welfares are in
reality good policies to aid deprived people sustain themselves for a short
period of time. Howeveri in order to entirely eradicate their poverty, they
have to ultimately get a decent job to maintain their own living, otherwise,
the Government just keep on spending and increases national debt over time.</span></span>
Answer:
which one of two machines to acquire given equal machine lives but unequal machine costs.
Explanation:
equivalent annual cost (EAC) is used in determining which investment to make when the investments have different life spans.
When investments have different life spans, the net present value(NPV) cannot be used in making decisions on investment.
EAC= 
where r = interest rate
n = number of years
The decision rule is to invest in the investment with the higher EAC
