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| Top salesman left the company - reduce weekly revenue by 5% (Price x Sales x .95) |
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| Employee crashes the company car - pay $2000 in damages (Miscellaneous Costs) |
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| Employees go on strike, pay double Employee Costs to hire new temporary employees (this week only) |
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| Earn award from Fortune for best Workplace in the US - Increase revenue by 5% (Price x Sales x 1.05) |
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| Salesmen perform well due to a happy work environment - increase sales by $4000 this week |
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| Your employees decide to have a holiday party - pay $750 for party expenses (Miscellaneous Costs) |
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| The flu sweeps over your office, half of your employees must take the week off. Sales decrease by 30% this week (Price x Sales x .70) |
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| One of your employees gets married, and the office is closed for a day to attend - decrease weekly sales by 5% (Price x Sales x .95) |
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| Company team wins the annual corporate softball tournament - increase sales this week by 5% (Price x Sales x 1.05) |
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| Your competitor’s top salesperson joined your staff, increase weekly sales by 10% (Price x Sales x 1.10) |
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| Employee gets hurt on the job - pay $1000 in worker’s compensation (Employee Costs) |
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| Janitor’s go on strike and the office becomes very dirty - Add $2000 to Employee Costs to have office cleaned |
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| Renegotiate rent to 90% of original cost (Weekly Rent x .90) |
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| A power outage in the area forces you to close the office for 3 days - decrease weekly sales by 15% (Price x Sales x .85) |
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| Water pipe bursts in your building - pay $5000 in Miscellaneous Costs to clean it up |
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| You seek a partnership with another company and take the executives to dinner - pay $500 extra in Miscellaneous Costs |
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| Computer system gets hacked - pay $3000 in Miscellaneous Costs to repair servers |
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| Company printer breaks down - pay $500 of Miscellaneous Costs to repair |
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| Buy supplies in a major quantity to save money - decrease Product Costs 5% this week (Product Costs x .95) |
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| Your monthly insurance is due - pay $2500 in Miscellaneous Costs |
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| Employee sues the company for wrongful termination - pay $3000 in additional Employee Costs for the week |
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| Construct new office space - pay $2000 in additional rent |
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| Customer sues the company for negligence after she slipped and fell - pay $2000 more in Employee Costs this week |
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| Your supplier runs out of supplies and you have to buy from someone else - Increase product costs by 5% for the week (Product Costs x 1.05) |
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| CEO charged for insider trading - Lose $5000 in profit this week |
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| Your company is forced to relocate to London, where rent costs are much higher than the US - Pay an additional 50% in Rent for the rest of the month |
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| Missed expected profit target for this quarter and your investors are angry - Lose $2000 in profit this week |
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| Your CEO decides to move to Delaware to save money on Rent - Decrease rent by 50% for the rest of the month |
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| Exceeded expected profit target for this quarter and investors are happy - Increase profit $3000 this week |
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| The building next to yours caught on fire, forcing you to close your offices for a day. Lose 5% revenue this week. (Revenue x .95) |
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| Your largest competitor is caught in a scandal and their customers begin to buy your products - Increase profit by $5000 this week |
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| A generous man donated $1000 to your company. Increase revenue by $1000 this week. |
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| A major winter storm shuts down your office for 2 days - Decrease profit by $2000 |
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| One of your employees saved a dog from a burning house and is called a local hero, bringing in more people to your business. Increase this week’s revenue by $1500. |
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| Your accountant forgot to pay this week’s rent on time. Pay a 5% late fee (Weekly rent x .05) |
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| A former employee sues your company for harassment. Pay $2200 in legal fees. |
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| You run 3 commercials during the Superbowl and customers love them - Increase sales by 10% this week (Price x Sales x 1.10) |
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| Your product is seen being used in a viral video on Youtube - Increase sales by 10% (Price x Sales x 1.10) |
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| Your company decides to advertise on Facebook and gets more online sales - Increase sales by 5% this week (Price x Sales x 1.05) |
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| A sponsor of your company’s contract has run out - decrease sales by 5% (Price x Sales x .95) |
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| Your company is criticized in the newspaper for polluting - Decrease weekly sales by 10% this week (Price x Sales x .90) |
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| Your company partners with Habitat for Humanity, which customers appreciate - Increase sales by 10% (Price x Sales x 1.10) |
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| You sign on Taylor Swift to a new endorsement contract - Increase weekly sales by 15% (Price x Sales x 1.15) |
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| You have decided to close one of your company’s locations, decreasing sales by 5% this week. (Price x Sales x .95) |
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| Your company markets a new environmentally friendly product, which customers love - Increase sales by 5% this week (Price x Sales x 1.05) |
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| NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson has agreed to advertise your company on his car. Increase sales by 5% this week. (Price x Sales x 1.05) |
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| Your company is featured in the regional newspaper - Increase sales by 5% (Price x Sales x 1.05) |
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| Your company’s instagram gains 100,000 new followers due to a funny cat video you posted, increase sales by 5% for the week (Price x Sales x 1.05) |
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| Your company donates money to a controversial platform - Decrease sales by 10% (Price x Sales x .9) |
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| One of your company’s locations has a small fire - Decrease sales by 5% (Price x Sales x .95) |
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| Your social media ad campaign has been wildly successful. Increase sales by 10% this week. (Price x Sales x 1.10) |
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| Your company’s new product sells really well this week. Increase sales by 5% (Price x Sales x 1.05) |
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| Your company donates $1000 to a local charity, decrease profit by $1000 |
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| EY has helped you implement a new business strategy, increasing sales by 10% this week. (Price x Sales x 1.10) |
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| Customers are thankful for your charitable giving, sales increase 5% (Price x Sales x 1.05) |
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| A national news anchor endorses your product on live TV. Increase sales by 5% this week. (Price x Sales X 1.05) |
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