6. Understanding Formal Report Components What should an effective letter of transmittal include? A rsum listing previous
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6. Understanding Formal Report Components
What should an effective letter of transmittal include?
A résumé listing previous projects
An announcement of the topic and affirmation of the proposalauthorization
A review of the formal RFP
Which of the following components presents an overview of thelonger report?
Executive summary
Appendix
Table of contents
Which division of a final report contains the works cited(references or bibliography) and appendix?
Supplementary
Front matter
Body
Read the scenario, and answer the question.
You have just finished preparing a formal report on a proposedcompany merger. You are about to complete your title page.
What should be the order of the information on your titlepage?
Title; author’s name; name of report; name and organization ofthe receiver; author’s title; date of submission
Date of submission; author’s title; name of organization; nameof report; author’s name and title
Name of report; name, title, and organization of the receiver;author’s name and title; date of submission
When writing an executive summary in a formal report, make sureyou .
Identify the element of a report’s introduction that isdescribed.
This section orients readers by previewing the structure of thereport.
Sources and methods
Organization
Key terms
This section often cites secondary sources to establish theimportance of your topic.
Significance
Sources and methods
Scope
In the body of a formal report, the discussion of findingssection .
When a report requires a recommended course of action, whereshould you include your recommendations? Check all thatapply.
You can incorporate them in the same section as yourconclusions.
You can present them in a separate section from yourconclusions.
You can include them in your discussion of findings.
Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077398194
3rd Edition
Authors: William Lanen, Shannon Anderson, Michael Maher