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Nt1330 Unit 3

Satisfactory Essays

1. What would the communication objective (or document purpose) for this memo be? The purpose of this document would be to impart knowledge by illustrating the research done on the spending of each department. Visuals in the form of charts should be used to present the data to the vice-president of finance. Bill Snowman has specifically requested the use of graphics in order to quickly compare the different amounts of spending for each department. Memo Subject Line: Long Distance Calling and Supplies Expense Subheading 1: Long Distance Calling Expense (July – September, 2015) Subheading 2: Supplies Expense (Fiscal Year 2015) 2. What type of graphic would you choose for department phone costs? Why? Which type of graphic would you …show more content…

Bar charts are very useful when you want to show or compare quantities over time, such as long distances charges for the months July, August, and September. For department supplies costs, I would use a pie chart. A pie chart can quickly show each department’s spending on supplies relative to other departments. The pie chart can also show each department’s spending as a percentage of the $3000 supply budget for the fiscal year. 3. Create a title for each requested graphic, and include the graphic's numbering. Figure 1: Long Distance Calling Expense by Department Numbering for figure 1: $0 to $600 on the y-axis, in $100 increments. Months July, August, and September on the x-axis. Legend on the bottom. Figure 2: Supplies Expense by Department Numbering for figure 2: Legend below the pie chart. Department information, expense amount, and percentage of the company’s total supplies budget displayed next to each pie slice. 4. Write one sentence that would introduce each graphic (the text that would be just before each graphic), and one or two sentences to explain each graphic's significance (the text that would follow each graphic in the

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