You and k−1 friends want to buy different pieces of candy. candy piece costs . the candy shop owner is greedy and wants to maximize his number of new customers, so he increases the sale price of the candy for repeated customers; more precisely, if a customer has already purchased x pieces of candy, then the cost of candy is ∗(x+1) . find and print the minimum cost for your group to purchase all pieces of candy.

1. what must one do to perform the essential managerial task of controlling in achieving organizational goals? a. motivate, coordinate, and energize individuals and groups to work together to achieve organizational goals b. choose appropriate organizational goals and courses of action to best achieve those goals c. establish task and authority relationships that allow people to work together to achieve organizational goals d. establish accurate measuring and monitoring systems to evaluate how well the organization has achieved its goals