Effective business messages are well organized and context appropriate; therefore, your first step in crafting effective messages is appropriate planning. You should begin planning by conducting a situational analysis. Following this, you should gather all appropriate and relevant data or information. The amount of research you conduct will be determined by the purpose and scope of the message. After completing the first two steps , you should develop an outline for your message. Finally ,you are ready to begin writing. You may have to write several drafts before you finish your message. Don’t be afraid to rewrite multiple times. Since the most successful messages are well crafted ,spending a little extra time on the planning and drafting process is always wise. Shorter paragraphs are more readable and inviting to business audiences. Answer the following question about paragraph length. Which one of the following techniques will help you control the length of your paragraphs?a. Use a smaller font size to maximize space on the page. b.Limit the use of bullets and lists. c.Break longer topics into multiple paragraphs.

Data pertaining to the current position of forte company are as follows: cash $437,500 marketable securities 170,000 accounts and notes receivable (net) 320,000 inventories 700,000 prepaid expenses 42,000 accounts payable 240,000 notes payable (short-term) 250,000 accrued expenses 310,000 required: 1. compute (a) the working capital, (b) the current ratio, and (c) the quick ratio. round ratios to one decimal place. 2. compute the working capital, the current ratio, and the quick ratio after each of the following transactions, and record the results in the appropriate columns of the table provided. consider each transaction separately and assume that only that transaction affects the data given. round to one decimal place. a. sold marketable securities at no gain or loss, 75,000. b. paid accounts payable, 135,000. c. purchased goods on account, 100,000. d. paid notes payable, 105,000. e. declared a cash dividend, 125,000. f. declared a common stock dividend on common stock, 45,000. g. borrowed cash from bank on a long-term note, 205,000. h. received cash on account, 130,000. i. issued additional shares of stock for cash, 635,000. j. paid cash for prepaid expenses, 15,000.

Which of the following differentiates cost accounting and financial accounting? a. the primary users of cost accounting are the investors, whereas the primary users of financial accounting are the managers. b. cost accounting measures only the financial information related to the costs of acquiring fixed assets in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures financial and nonfinancial information of a company's business transactions. c. cost accounting measures information related to the costs of acquiring or using resources in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures a financial position of a company to investors, banks, and external parties. d. cost accounting deals with product design, production, and marketing strategies, whereas financial accounting deals mainly with pricing of the products.

Dan wants to start a supermarket in his hometown, and wants to get into the business only after finding out about the market and how successful his business might be. the best way for dan to gain knowledge is to: