Managerial decisions generally fall into two categories: programmed and nonprogrammed.

The following table provides several examples of decisions. Identify each as either a programmed decision or a nonprogrammed decision.

Example

Programmed Decision

Nonprogrammed Decision

In $2020,$ Facebook announced plans to introduce a mobile gaming app designed for live gameplay. The app took several years to develop and was tested with users for $18$ months before its release. The decision Facebook made to develop a mobile gaming app is a:

Last spring, your spouse surprised you with a puppy $($named Loki after the Norse god of mischief$).$ Fortunately, the puppy gets along well with your $17$ cats. The decision you make every day about whether to feed Loki is a:

An accounting firm is deciding whether to renew the lease at its current building or relocate to one several blocks away. This requires considering whether the current prestigious address is worth paying higher rent, the inconvenience and expense of moving the office, and a variety of other factors. This is a:

You have a mandatory department meeting every Monday at $10$:$00$ AM$.$ An acquaintance just sent you a Facebook message saying she might take a vacation day from work next Monday, and perhaps you could meet for coffee at $10$:$00$ AM$.$ Your decision to say you are unavailable to meet at $10$:$00$ AM but could check if you might be available at a different time is a:

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

Imagine that your friend Eve has applied to attend universities only located in New York, which means she will encounter cold weather and snow in the winter. Assuming she is accepted at those schools, Eve will choose a school with a regarding the weather she can expect.

A friend asked if you would like to open a deli near your school$$s campus, where there are very few inexpensive places to eat. Although a deli probably would be successful, you declined; even the possibility of losing money made you too nervous due to your low $.$