<span>In the context of evaluating service quality, assurance refers to the knowledge and courtesy of employees and their ability to convey trust. Assurance is defined as having confidence in one's abilities and a promise, guarantee from others. In the context of evaluating service quality, having assurance means you can trust that the quality of the service being provided will be to the best of the organizations abilities. You never want to feel like you aren't sure if the quality of service you're going to be paying for may or may not be great. </span>
        
             
        
        
        
If the tax system in the US is progressive, then those with lower income will pay proportionally less than those with higher income as the latter will have a higher tax rate but in fact the rich people usually have or find a lot of tax loopholes to reduce their taxes so may still not be paying a fair share of their taxes compared to the poor people who don't have these loopholes.
        
             
        
        
        
Welfare payments are governments subsidies that provide financial aid to those who cannot care for themselves. Some are meant to be temporary aid like TANF, SNAP, and day care programs. Others like programs for the aged, blind, and disabled may be given for the remainder of their lives. 
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Answer:
D) Increase by $68,000
Explanation:
The computation of change in the operating income is shown below:
Sales ( 8,100 widgets × $39) $315,900
Less: Variable cost (8,100 widgets × $29) ($234,900)  
Contribution margin $81,000
Less: Increase in fixed assets -$13,000
Net income increased              $68,000
We simply applying the above format so that the change in the operating income could be find out. Since the net income is in positive so it shows an increment