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"During the past year, Alta Manufacturing had thirty percent more on-the-job accidents
than nearby Panoply Industries, where the work shifts are one hour shorter than ours.
Experts believe that a significant contributing factor in many on-the-job accidents is
fatigue and sleep deprivation among workers. Therefore, to reduce the number of on-
the-job accidents at Alta and thereby increase productivity, we should shorten each of
our three work shifts by one hour so that our employees will get adequate amounts of
sleep."
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235) The following appeared in a memo from the chief executive of a video game
company.
"We have recently been offered the opportunity to buy the rights to produce a video
game based on the soon-to-be-published children's book "Squirrel Power," by Peter
Wood. While the cost of the rights is substantial and will place economic constraints on
our company in the short-term, there are two reasons that the purchase of these rights
will undoubtedly be a wise investment. First, Wood's last three books have been best
sellers and the movie based on his first book was highly profitable. Second, the popular
characters and story line in "Squirrel Power" will save us time in developing our video
game, thereby reducing our costs."
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236) The following appeared in a memo from the owner of Green Thumb Gardening
Center, a small business serving a suburban town."There is evidence that consumers are
becoming more and more interested in growing their own vegetables. A national survey
conducted last month indicated that many consumers were dissatisfied with the quality
of fresh vegetables available in supermarkets. And locally, the gardening magazine
Great Gardens has sold out at the Village News stand three months in a row. Thus, we at
Green Thumb Gardening Center can increase our profits by greatly expanding the
variety of vegetable seeds we stock for gardeners this coming spring."
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