Rising Stars is one of the best live music venues in town, o…
Rising Stars is one of the best live music venues in town, one where award-winning record producers and studio moguls go frequently to scout for new talent. In fact, virtually every band that has landed on the charts in the past five years played at Rising Stars earlier in their careers. Dan and the Diminished Fifths (a semiprofessional jazz band) are meeting with Tony (a man of questionable character) tonight in his smoky backstage office to see if he can book them for an entire week at a competitive rate. The band knows that their chance at stardom lies in getting this gig, and Tony (being the gatekeeper) knows that he has most of the leverage. After some back and forth negotiating, Tony says to them, “Look guys – I know you usually get $200 a night, but all I can offer you is $400 for the entire week and a nightly bar tab. You need to decide now, though, because I’ve got lots of other bands that are interested.” Which of the following best describes the tactic Tony is using or exploiting?
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[Continuation of boat-buying scenario from previous question] As is the practice at many dealers, the price of the boat was unlisted. To obtain the asking price one has to inquire with a salesman. Upon hearing Todd’s excitement about the boat the salesman said the sticker price of the boat was $24,000, even though he knew they were originally planning on asking for $19,500. What was the salesman doing in this situation?
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Tom is selling his house and Jeff is interested in buying it. Jeff makes an offer for Tom’s house, which is well below Tom’s listed asking price. Tom and Jeff sit down to negotiate further. Tom says he would be willing to “meet in the middle” and accept a price in the middle of his ask price and Jeff’s offer price. Jeff responds by saying he has no interest in raising his offer price, and that his initial offer is his final offer. Based on this exchange alone, which of the following best describes Jeff and Tom’s bargaining styles?
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Steve wants to buy a playoff ticket to Game 7 of the Knicks-Heat Playoff series. Steve will not pay more than 150 dollars for the ticket. Ideally, he’d like to spend no more than $110 dollars. If Steve cannot find a ticket for lower than $150 dollars, he will watch the game at home with his wife. $150 dollars, $110 dollars and watching the game at home with his wife respectively represent:
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Jack was driving to work the other day and got pulled over for failing to yield to oncoming traffic. When the officer walked up the window Jack immediately tried to negotiate with the officer and talk his way out of the ticket, which carried a $150 fine and did not require a court appearance. Assuming Jack would never encounter the police officer again, this negotiation is an example of a
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The ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses describes provisions that establish an ethical framework which consist of the fundamental values and ideals of profession. Please identify 2 specific provisions of the ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses (2 points) and how you will practice these 2 provisions as an RN (2 points).
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