To make your business messages more effective, revise for vigor and directness. you can strengthen your writing by unburying verbs, controlling exuberance, and choosing precise words.

which of the sentences contain buried verbs? check all that apply.

(a) assume lisa received the e-mail.
(b) act on the recommendations in the customer satisfaction report.
(c) perform an analysis of last month’s sales trends.
(d) the new filing system should create an increase in efficiency.

Presented below is a list of possible transactions. analyze the effect of the 18 transactions on the financial statement categories indicated. transactions assets liabilities owners’ equity net income 1. purchased inventory for $80,000 on account (assume perpetual system is used). 2. issued an $80,000 note payable in payment on account (see item 1 above). 3. recorded accrued interest on the note from item 2 above. 4. borrowed $100,000 from the bank by signing a 6-month, $112,000, zero-interest-bearing note. 5. recognized 4 months’ interest expense on the note from item 4 above. 6. recorded cash sales of $75,260, which includes 6% sales tax. 7. recorded wage expense of $35,000. the cash paid was $25,000; the difference was due to various amounts withheld. 8. recorded employer’s payroll taxes. 9. accrued accumulated vacation pay. 10. recorded an asset retirement obligation. 11. recorded bonuses due to employees. 12. recorded a contingent loss on a lawsuit that the company will probably lose. 13. accrued warranty expense (assume expense warranty approach). 14. paid warranty costs that were accrued in item 13 above. 15. recorded sales of product and related service-type warranties. 16. paid warranty costs under contracts from item 15 above. 17. recognized warranty revenue (see item 15 above). 18. recorded estimated liability for premium claims outstanding.

When the national economy goes from bad to better, market research shows changes in the sales at various types of restaurants. projected 2011 sales at quick-service restaurants are $164.8 billion, which was 3% better than in 2010. projected 2011 sales at full-service restaurants are $184.2 billion, which was 1.2% better than in 2010. how will the dollar growth in quick-service restaurants sales compared to the dollar growth for full-service places?

Amanager of a store that sells and installs spas wants to prepare a forecast for january and june of next year. her forecasts are a combination of trend and seasonality. she uses the following equation to estimate the trend component of monthly demand: ft = 30+5t, where t = 1 in january of this year. seasonal relatives are 0.60 for january and 1.50 for june. what demands should she predict for january and june of next year