日期：2007-10-13 54. The following appeared in an Excelsior Company memorandum. The Excelsior Company plans to introduce its own brand of coffee. Since coffee is an expensive food item, and since there are already many established brands of coffee, the best way to ga... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 52. The following editorial appeared in the Elm City paper. The construction last year of a shopping mall in downtown Oak City was a mistake. Since the mall has opened, a number of local businesses have closed, and the downtown area suffers from an a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 47. The following appeared as part of an article in the business section of a local newspaper. The owners of the Cumquat Cafe evidently made a good business decision in moving to a new location, as can be seen from the fact that the Cafe will soon ce... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 46. The following appeared in a memorandum from the directors of a security and safety consulting service. Our research indicates that over the past six years no incidents of employee theft have been reported within ten of the companies that have bee... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 44. The following is part of a business plan created by the management of the Megamart grocery store. Our total sales have increased this year by 20 percent since we added a pharmacy section to our grocery store. Clearly, the customers main concern i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 43. The following appeared in an article in the health section of a newspaper. There is a common misconception that university hospitals are better than community or private hospitals. This notion is unfounded, however: the university hospitals in ou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 42. The following appeared in the opinion section of a national newsmagazine. To reverse the deterioration of the postal service, the government should raise the price of postage stamps. This solution will no doubt prove effective, since the price in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 40. The following appeared as part of an article in a weekly newsmagazine. The country of Sacchar can best solve its current trade deficit problem by lowering the price of sugar, its primary export. Such an action would make Sacchar better able to co... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 39. The following appeared in an Avia Airlines departmental memorandum. On average, 9 out of every 1,000 passengers who traveled on Avia Airlines last year filed a complaint about our baggage-handling procedures. This means that although some 1 perce... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 38. The following appeared in the editorial section of a campus newspaper. Because occupancy rates for campus housing fell during the last academic year, so did housing revenues. To solve the problem, campus housing officials should reduce the number... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 35. The following appeared as part of a recommendation from the financial planning office to the administration of Fern Valley University. In the past few years, Fern Valley University has suffered from a decline in both enrollments and admissions ap... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 34. The following appeared as part of a plan proposed by an executive of the Easy Credit Company to the president. The Easy Credit Company would gain an advantage over competing credit card services if we were to donate a portion of the proceeds from... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 32. The following appeared in the editorial section of a West Cambria newspaper. A recent review of the West Cambria volunteer ambulance service revealed a longer average response time to accidents than was reported by a commercial ambulance squad l... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 31. The following appeared as part of the business plan of an investment and financial consulting firm. Studies suggest that an average coffee drinkers consumption of coffee increases with age, from age 10 through age 60. Even after age 60, coffee co... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 28. The following appeared in the editorial section of a local newspaper. Commuter use of the new subway train is exceeding the transit companys projections. However, commuter use of the shuttle buses that transport people to the subway stations is b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 20. The following appeared in an article in a health and fitness magazine. Laboratory studies show that Saluda Natural Spring Water contains several of the minerals necessary for good health and that it is completely free of bacteria. Residents of Sa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 16. The following appeared as part of an article in the education section of a Waymarsh City newspaper. Throughout the last two decades, those who earned graduate degrees found it very difficult to get jobs teaching their academic specialties at the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 15. The following appeared as a part of an advertisement for Adams, who is seeking reelection as governor. Re-elect Adams, and you will be voting for proven leadership in improving the states economy. Over the past year alone, seventy percent of the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 14. The following appeared as part of a newspaper editorial. Two years ago Nova High School began to use interactive computer instruction in three academic subjects. The school dropout rate declined immediately, and last years graduates have reported... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 13. The following appeared as part of a campaign to sell advertising time on a local radio station to local businesses. The Cumquat Cafe began advertising on our local radio station this year and was delighted to see its business increase by 10 perce... 阅读全文>>