There is only one copy machine at your office. You have to make 1000 copies of an expense report. After you begin copying, two other employees show up in the copy room. Each has to make only 10 copies each. What is the proper etiquette in this situation? a. Finish making your copies and then let your coworkers make theirs. b. Tell your boss that you need another copy machine c. Let your coworkers do their copies and then finish your own. d. Let one of your coworkers make their copies before finishing your own.

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Immanuel Rivas

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24 October, 03:23

There is only one copy machine at your office. You have to make 1000 copies of an expense report. After you begin copying, two other employees show up in the copy room. Each has to make only 10 copies each. What is the proper etiquette in this situation? a. Finish making your copies and then let your coworkers make theirs. b. Tell your boss that you need another copy machine c. Let your coworkers do their copies and then finish your own. d. Let one of your coworkers make their copies before finishing your own.

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Katie Sanders · Answer 1

C. Let your coworkers do their copies and then finish your own.

Making 1000 copies will take a lot of time to finish. Letting your coworker make their copies will only take about 2% of the time it take for 1000 copies to finish. Might as well let them finish their task first.