Choose the best closing for a message requesting the receiver's support for a proposed change in a benefits plan.
a. we really need to implement this new benefits plan soon.
b. if you have any further questions about this new benefits plan, do not hesitate to contact me.
c. contacting me by december 1 about your support of this new benefits plan will allow me to present this proposal at the next strategic planning session.
d. e-mail me at your earliest convenience with your decision.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.