Upgrade to remove ads Show Only ₩37,125/year
Review terms and definitions
Focus your studying with a path
Take a practice test
Get faster at matching terms Terms in this set (78)1) The basic purpose of informational reports is A) to persuade the audience to act. Answer: C 2) Despite the variety among them, many analytical reports include a A) standard opening. Answer: B 3) The best way to phrase the purpose statement of a report is with A) complex language. Answer: B 4) Which of the following is an infinitive phrase? A) updating clients Answer: D 5) Which of the following is the least clear statement of purpose? A) "The purpose of this report to determine which of four alternative investments will have the highest return." Answer: B 6) A formal work plan includes all of the following except A) a statement of the problem or opportunity addressed in your report. Answer: B 7) Which of the following is not a typical element in a formal work plan? A) Statement of purpose Answer: D 8) When selecting media for a report A) you should choose the ones that are most convenient. Answer: C 9) Delivering a business report as a word processing file A) is usually not preferable to a printed document. Answer: B 10) When outlining the content of your report A) it is
helpful to use informative headings as opposed to descriptive ones. Answer: A 11) Which of the following is not a useful strategy in preparing business reports? A) Clarify the problem or opportunity
at hand. Answer: B 12) An employee who writes a report on her experiences during last week's sales calls is preparing a(n) A) analytical report. Answer: B 13) The CEO of a pharmaceutical company asks you assess the company's adherence to laws governing television ads for prescription drugs. The CEO has requested a A) personal activity report. Answer: C 14) Most compliance reports are required by A) parent companies. Answer: C 15) A public corporation filing a quarterly tax report would be providing A) a progress report. Answer: B 16) A contractor submitting a weekly report on work done to date would be providing the client with A) a progress report. Answer: A 17) Topical organization strategies for informational reports include all of the following except A) complexity. Answer: A 18) A business plan A) is useful only before a company is launched. Answer: D 19) For most audiences, reading online is ________ than reading from a printed page. A) easier Answer: B 20) Making generous use of descriptive labels, subheads, and other similar devices on a website A) confuses and frustrates online readers. Answer: B 21) Unlike feasibility reports, justification reports A) are designed to
affirm decisions after they have been made. Answer: A 22) Problem factoring is the process of A) looking at a problem from many different angles. Answer: D 23) Analytical reports for skeptical audiences should generally follow the ________ approach. A) direct Answer: B 24) Which of the following is not a common organizational format for analytical reports? A) Focusing on conclusions Answer: C 25) One potential drawback of focusing on conclusions in a report is that you may A) reveal information you
know about that has not been included in the report. Answer: B 26) A report focused on recommendations should A) first establish or verify the need for action. Answer: A 27) Any risks involved with your recommendations should A) not be addressed, since they may discourage your audience. Answer: C 28) Unlike those focused on conclusions or recommendations, reports focusing on logical arguments A) use the indirect approach. Answer: A 29) Which of the following is not a strategy for structuring reports focused on logical arguments? A) 2 + 2 = 4 approach Answer: B 30) The 2 + 2 = 4 approach A) generally works only with lengthy, nonroutine reports. Answer: B 31) Because of its natural feel and versatility, the ________ approach is generally the most persuasive way to develop an analytical report for skeptical readers. A) 2 + 2 = 4 Answer: A 32) One drawback of using the yardstick approach to structure business reports is that A) you must discuss all the alternatives, even if many of them turn out to be irrelevant and/or unproductive. Answer: A 33) You're writing an analytical report outlining the benefits of starting a recycling program. You need to explain how the program meets numerous criteria including reasonable cost, ease of implementation, and long-term impact. The ________ approach will probably be the best way to organize your report. A) 2 + 2 = 4 Answer: D 34) A contractor receives a request from the owner of a company to bid on a large-scale construction project. The contractor will prepare a(n) A) unsolicited proposal. Answer: B 35) In an unsolicited proposal, the writer A) must convince readers that a problem or opportunity exists. Answer: A 36) At the beginning of a research project, you need to A) develop a formal outline that you plan to stick to throughout your researching and writing. Answer: B 37) Sources of secondary information include A) first-hand observation. Answer: C 38) Which of these documents would not qualify as primary research? A) A recent survey of your company's
top clients Answer: B 39) In evaluating material you have gathered for a report, you should A) assume that any information taken from a webpage will be credible
and reliable. Answer: C 40) A web directory differs from a search engine in that A) it doesn't include Usenet newsgroups. Answer: C 41) A metacrawler is A) a highly specialized directory that focuses on a specific subject matter area. Answer: D 42) Unlike Internet search engines, online databases A) can be accessed only from a library. Answer: B 43) To conduct an effective database search, A) choose one search engine and stick with it. Answer: B 44) You would not need to cite a source if you A) used a direct quotation of under 250 words from a book titled Modern Economics. Answer: D 45) The two most common primary research methods are A) not appropriate for test marketing. Answer: C 46) You create a survey and administer it five times under identical conditions. Because it yielded completely different results each time, you should conclude that this survey is A) not valid. Answer: B 47) "What are your plans for expanding your sales to the European market?" is an example of A) a closed-ended question. Answer: B 48) Which of the following is a closed-ended question? A) Do you think the proposed expansion plan is feasible? Answer: A 49) Unlike a summary, a paraphrase A) restates the original
material in your own words and with your own sentence structures. Answer: A 50) One task in effective paraphrasing is to A) avoid using any business language or jargon. Answer: B 51) An analytical report often ends by presenting a recommendation. T 78) "Do you think the new employee benefit package is adequate?" is an example of an open-ended question. Answer: FALSE 77) Observations, interviews, and experiments are all considered secondary sources of information. Answer: FALSE 76) Boolean operators include terms such as AND, OR, and NOT. Answer: TRUE 75) A metacrawler enables you to use multiple search engines simultaneously. Answer: TRUE 74) Unlike most search engines, a web directory yields results that have been screened by human editors. T 73) The best general purpose search engines are capable of reaching information on the hidden Internet. Answer: FALSE 72) With so much information available online, professionals have little need for libraries when it comes to finding secondary information. Answer: FALSE 71) In conducting research on General Electric, you should not use any information from www.ge.com because (like all information companies post online) it is bound to be biased. Answer: FALSE 70) A landscaper bidding on a job at the request of a general contractor would submit an external, unsolicited proposal. Answer: FALSE 69) The yardstick approach is best for organizing reports when you and your audience do not agree on the criteria you're using in your analysis. Answer: FALSE 68) Focusing on conclusions in an analytical report involves using the direct approach to organization. Answer: TRUE 52) $1,500 is the median for the following set of monthly salaries: $1,200, $1,200, $1,300, $1,500, $1,700, $2,000, $2,800. T 67) Managers use feasibility reports to examine the ramifications of a decision they are about to make. T 66) A justification report is an internal report designed to persuade top management to approve a proposed investment or project. F 65) Information architecture refers to the structure and navigational flow of all parts of a website. T 64) In an informational report describing the chain of events that led to a plant closing, chronology would be the best topical organization strategy to use. Answer: TRUE 63) Sales call reports are a type of compliance report. F 62) An email summarizing an employee's trip to a trade show would be an example of a personal activity report. T 61) Compliance reports, progress reports, and monitor/control reports are all types of informational reports. T 60) In business reports, it is never appropriate to combine the direct and indirect approaches by revealing conclusions and recommendations as you go along. F 53) To find out your company's average monthly utility bill over the last year, you would need to calculate the mode of the last twelve bills. F 59) Online reports are always preferable to paper reports in today's business environments. F 58) When writing a work plan, it's important to begin by developing a problem statement. T 57) Very few reports require a work plan. F 56) The recommendations you make in a report should offer practical guidance on next steps. T 55) Conclusions differ from recommendations in that conclusions suggest what ought to be done about the facts. F 54) The number 29 is the mode in this set of figures: 25, 29, 34, 29, 29, 42, 8. Answer: TRUE Sets with similar termsChapter 1182 terms Nav_Singh87 SCMA 325 - Midterm (*Answer choices only provided…250 terms rohitx BA Exam #2 Study Set 437 terms
c_colella Ch. 9 Review Multiple Choice50 terms jerod_powellPLUS Sets found in the same folderCh. 1380 terms k000096 Ch. 1280 terms k000096 Ch. 450 terms k000096 Ch. 550 terms k000096 Other sets by this creatorCPCU 530: Contract Law (Ch. 3)31 terms k000096 Ch. 1: Introduction to Risk Management29 terms k000096 Ch. 375 terms k000096 Ch. 1580 terms k000096 Other Quizlet sets132:Bob exam MT1 V. 125 terms ab111094 SSC101 10-1230 terms tnguyen2444 (cawt116) ch 625 terms christinah21 Related questionsQUESTION carefully analyze your potential listeners, determine the general topic, write down your exact purpose in one sentence, plan the body of the presentation, prepare the conclusion and introduction, practice using your notes and visual aids 2 answers QUESTION This 1938 broadcast led to some panic across America. 2 answers QUESTION When a classmate begins a speech on a controversial issue, Bill does not allow himself to be persuaded because of the way the classmate is dressed. Which barrier to effective listening is Bill demonstrating? 2 answers QUESTION Why did Europeans migrate to the U.S. between the years 1880 & 1920? 6 answers Which is a focus of informational reports?What is the basic purpose of informational reports? to present data, facts, feedback, and other types of information, without analysis or recommendations.
What is the basic purpose of informational reports?- Even though all reports present information, simply put, the purpose of Informational Reports is to provide information in an organized, objective way, without analysis or recommendations; in other words, to report the facts. The writer is then expected to summarize that information.
Why is writing analytical reports more challenging than writing informational reports?Writing analytical reports presents a greater challenge than writing informational reports, for three reasons. First, you're doing more than simply delivering information; you're also analyzing a problem or an opportunity and presenting your conclusions.
What is the purpose of analytical reports?Analytical reports provides facts, data, feedback and other types of information, but they also provide analysis, interpretation, and recommendations.
|