Irving Janis identified eight symptoms of Groupthink: Illusion of Invulnerability, Belief of Inherent Morality of the Group, Collective Rationalization, Out-group Stereotypes, Self-Censorship, Illusion of Unanimity, Direct Pressure on Dissenters, and Self-Appointed Mindguards. You are leading a Decision Making Team and suspect that your team may be suffering from Groupthink. Identify which symptom your team may be displaying.

A member of the team recommended an alternative solution to the problem, but was told by other team members to "get on board" and that "we already have the optimal solution."

a. Out-group Stereotypes.

b. Collective Rationalization.

c. Belief in Inherent Morality of the Group.

d. Direct Pressure on Dissenters.

Cardinal company is considering a project that would require a $2,725,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years. at the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would be sold for its salvage value of $400,000. the company’s discount rate is 14%. the project would provide net operating income each year as follows: sales $2,867,000 variable expenses 1,125,000 contribution margin 1,742,000 fixed expenses: advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $706,000 depreciation 465,000 total fixed expenses 1,171,000 net operating income $571,000 1. which item(s) in the income statement shown above will not affect cash flows? (you may select more than one answer. single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer. any boxes left with a question mark will be automatically graded as incorrect.) (a)sales (b)variable expenses (c) advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs expenses (d) depreciation expense 2. what are the project’s annual net cash inflows? 3.what is the present value of the project’s annual net cash inflows? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.) 4.what is the present value of the equipment’s salvage value at the end of five years? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.) 5.what is the project’s net present value? (use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s) and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.)