Rewrite the following dialogue, adding commas, semicolons, quotation marks, apostrophes, and capital letters where they are needed. If a sentence is already correct, write C.

EXAMPLE: Roger thought to himself I think that Ms. Zimsky will be pleased with these business letters. Roger thought to himself, "I think that Ms. Zimsky will be pleased with these business letters."

Have you finished those sample business letters yet asked Ms. Zimsky, the typing teacher.

Dun and Bradstreet have reported that nearly half of all Australian businesses operated with a negative cash flow over recent financial years. This figure is worrying as $80 \%$ of business failures are related to cash flow pressures rather than poor sales. Many firms with large profits fail to manage their cash payments or collect enough cash in a timely manner $-$ resulting in negative net cash flow. This situation occurs despite businesses making sales and recording profits. If credit and other forms of finance were to 'become scarce' then it becomes more likely that businesses will fail. Slow customer payments to suppliers $-$ a persistent culture in Australian businesses means that payment terms have risen to $54$ days on average - making cash flow even worse for some firms.

Suggest two reasons why many Australian businesses have been operating with a negative cash flow despite being profitable.

Ethically Directed Strategic Management Managers in some organizations follow legal and regulatory requirements to operate their business at the lowest level of acceptable behavior in their business environment in order to keep costs low; however, some stakeholders may expect more than the minimum level of ethics. Stakeholders of business organizations are now insisting on higher ethical standards from their organizations. Stakeholders are any group or individual who may be affected by the organization’s business decisions. Organizations providing high-quality goods and services need to consider all of their stakeholders when developing a strategic decision-making process to direct the organization’s strategic decisions.

Punctuate a business letter properly. Use commas correctly in addresses. Use a colon after the salutation of a business letter, and follow the closing with a comma. Evanston, IL 60204 Dear Ms. Hendricks: Respectfully,
Punctuate each address, salutation, or closing.
Bellevue WA 98004

What obligation does an entrepreneur (owner) have to investors that purchase bonds to finance the business?

Explain why a business might experience higher profits by meeting its stakeholders’ objectives.

Factors in Choosing an Airline. Although airline schedules and cost are important factors for business travelers when choosing an airline carrier, a USA Today survey found that business travelers list an airline's frequent flyer program as the most important factor. From a sample of $n=1993$ business travelers who responded to the survey, 618 listed a frequent flyer program as the most important factor.

b. Develop a $95 \%$ confidence interval estimate of the population proportion.

Solve the formula for the indicated variable.

$$R = \frac { C - S } { t } ; S$$

(business)

Punctuate a business letter properly. Use commas correctly in addresses. Use a colon after the salutation of a business letter, and follow the closing with a comma. Evanston, IL 60204 Dear Ms. Hendricks: Respectfully,
Punctuate each address, salutation, or closing.
Dear Ms. Wallis

During the dot-com era, mergers among some brokerage houses resulted in the acquiring firm paying a premium on the order of $\$ 100$ for each of the acquired firm's customers. Is there a business rationale for such a strategy? Do you think these circumstances are met in the brokerage business? Explain.

As used in the context of GDP calculation, investment would include a. consumer spending on stocks, bonds, and savings accounts. b. government spending on infrastructure. c. business spending on fi nancial capital, stocks, and bonds. d. business spending on physical capital, new homes, and inventories.

a. What is one measure of the success of a business? b. What is an entrepreneur? List two characteristics of an entrepreneur.

In exercise 9, if RULPA is in effect, would Dee be liable as a general partner for the business debts?

Paul's taxi business has now been operating for two years. He wants to expand by buying another taxi and employing two drivers on a shift system. When would you advise Paul to take out a bank loan to expand his business?