Scenario A: Alexis,the manager of Full Circle Fitness,has several decisions to make as the week begins.She always comes in early on Mondays to sift through the paperwork on her desk and decide what needs to be done for the week and in which order.The following are decisions facing Alexis this week:
Giving two personal trainers raises based on the company's policy for wage increases
Determining whether or not to open a facility in a new market to target more customers
Interviewing applicants for two open part-time fitness instructor positions and hiring them
Providing input to the owner on a possible upgrade to the elliptical machines currently in use
-In Scenario A,decisions 2 and 4 are examples of ________ decisions.
A)programmed
B)nonprogrammed
C)custom-made
D)ready-made
E)quantitative

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Nonprogrammed decisions are unique and unstructured, requiring a custom solution. Opening a facility in a new market and upgrading equipment are nonprogrammed decisions because they are not routine decisions that Full Circle Fitness makes regularly. The other decisions - giving wage increases based on company policy and hiring part-time fitness instructors - are examples of programmed decisions because they are routine decisions that Full Circle Fitness makes regularly.

Scenario A: Alexis,the Manager of Full Circle Fitness,has Several Decisions