Who you are: the office coordinator at Lawn & Order Who your reader is: your employer, Sayed Abir Background information: A few years ago, Sayed purchased 10 smartphones for himself and the crew managers at Lawn & Order. Now, several of the phones need to be replaced, but the warranty on them has expired. So, he wants to buy 10 new smartphones. In addition to calling and texting, Sayed wants the phones to be used for taking high-definition photos of completed jobs for Lawn & Order’s website and Instagram page. He has asked you to review the different options available, analyze their suitability for Lawn & Order, and recommend one. Your task: Write a 3-part direct response memo to your employer, Sayed Abir. Compare and contrast the pros and cons of the options available. Recommend one of the smart phone options listed in the data table Include analysis of the data to justify your recommendation. Use complete sentences, not bullets. Include specific information from the table in your message, but not the table itself. Display Size Battery Life Warranty Phone Type Samsung A6 Bluetooth Compatible ? Camera Resolution Price per Phone $529 6 inches 16 10-12 hours 1 year v 6.2 inches 12-14 hours 2 years $879 Apple iPhone 12 OnePlus 8 Mini megapixels 20 megapixels 12 megapixels 5.5 inches 8-10 hours 18 months $329 Question 2 (5 points) The following graphic, published last year in Atlantic Landscaper, shows the results of a survey asking how homeowners in three Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) communities took care of their yards last year. 60 50 40 Percentage of Homeowners 30 Halifax Area Dartmouth Bedford 20 10 0 Do it themselves Hire a professional landscaper Hire a non- professional Answer the following three questions in the space provided. Please number your answers. 1. Write a label and descriptive title for this graphic. 2. Write a source notation for this graphic. 3. Write a one sentence introduction that refers to the chart and highlights a noteworthy observation about the data, relevant to this type of chart. Who you are: the office coordinator at Lawn & Order Who your reader is: your employer, Sayed Abir Background information: A few years ago, Sayed purchased 10 smartphones for himself and the crew managers at Lawn & Order. Now, several of the phones need to be replaced, but the warranty on them has expired. So, he wants to buy 10 new smartphones. In addition to calling and texting, Sayed wants the phones to be used for taking high-definition photos of completed jobs for Lawn & Order’s website and Instagram page. He has asked you to review the different options available, analyze their suitability for Lawn & Order, and recommend one. Your task: Write a 3-part direct response memo to your employer, Sayed Abir. Compare and contrast the pros and cons of the options available. Recommend one of the smart phone options listed in the data table Include analysis of the data to justify your recommendation. Use complete sentences, not bullets. Include specific information from the table in your message, but not the table itself. Display Size Battery Life Warranty Phone Type Samsung A6 Bluetooth Compatible ? Camera Resolution Price per Phone $529 6 inches 16 10-12 hours 1 year v 6.2 inches 12-14 hours 2 years $879 Apple iPhone 12 OnePlus 8 Mini megapixels 20 megapixels 12 megapixels 5.5 inches 8-10 hours 18 months $329 Question 2 (5 points) The following graphic, published last year in Atlantic Landscaper, shows the results of a survey asking how homeowners in three Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) communities took care of their yards last year. 60 50 40 Percentage of Homeowners 30 Halifax Area Dartmouth Bedford 20 10 0 Do it themselves Hire a professional landscaper Hire a non- professional Answer the following three questions in the space provided. Please number your answers. 1. Write a label and descriptive title for this graphic. 2. Write a source notation for this graphic. 3. Write a one sentence introduction that refers to the chart and highlights a noteworthy observation about the data, relevant to this type of chart. Question 3 (2 points) How do you avoid gender-biased language in business messages? Give an example of how you used gender-neutral language in one of your assignments. ka When and why should you include a timeline for a response in the closing of a business message? Give an example from one of your assignments. Question 5 (2 points) Explain why reducing resistance is an essential part of the “desire” section in an AIDA indirect message. Explain how you reduced resistance when writing your AIDA assignment. Paragraph V B 1 Uv A ?, On + V -122 Lato (Recom… 19px… Ed Question 6 (1 point) You need to inform your employees that recent budget cuts will result in a two- year pause on all salary increases. 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