1Formatting a formal report requires proper spacing, paragraph structure, appropriate headings and:

Three-ring binding versus stapling.

Page numbers.

MLA standard citations.

2 The purpose of the Executive Summary in a formal report is:

To present the financial impact of the report for investors.

To add a more complex section to the report for upper management.

To provide a condensed view of the entire report including the conclusions reached.

3 The usual characteristics of a formal report are:

It must be over one-hundred pages long.

It begins with a table of contents.

It is organized by section with headers.

4 This phase of writing an informal report takes the most time:

The proofreading stage.

The writing step.

The research phase.

5 There are many types of formal reports including:

Business Plans, Meeting minutes and Company blogs.

Business plans, Proposals and Research reports.

Research reports, Conference reports and Expense reports.

6 A formal report needs to be carefully reviewed and revised by:

A team of reviewers to individually review and compile edits, then meet and work as a team to ensure continuity throughout the document.

The author should have the task of reviewing and compiling changes to ensure continuity throughout the document.

The author's manager should review the document and then meet with the author to mandate changes and ensure continuity.

7When creating an expense report, you should:

Provide an analysis of your business expenses over time compared to other employees.

Provide a breakdown of your business spending in a predetermined format.

Provide research of less-expensive alternatives to your trip such as teleconferencing.

8 Writing an informal report has three stages which are:

Planning- Writing-Publishing

Planning-Writing-Revising

Writing-Editing-Distributing