1 Managers use capital budgeting techniques to make which of the following two types of capital budgeting decisions?Preference decisions and investment decisions.O Screening decisions and preference decisions.Screening decisions and pricing decisions.O Preference decisions and pricing decisions. Blossom Dover is a scout for a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Blossom needs to travel to Los Angeles,California on June 1 to perform a variety of professional functions prior to the team travelling to Los Angeles to play. If Blossom flies,he could catch a 6 a.m. flight on June 1. In order to perform all of his professional responsibilities, Blossom will need to spend the nightand catch a flight on June 2 to return to Phoenix. If Blossom flies, he will need to rent a car for $38 per day. To cover meals and otherincidental expenses, Blossom will receive $45 per day (per diem) for each day he works out of town. Flights between Phoenix and LosAngeles can be purchased for $89 one way.Phoenix is approximately 305 miles from Los Angeles, a 5-hour drive at speed limits permitted on the freeways connecting the twocities. If he drives from Phoenix to Los Angeles, Blossom would need to leave the afternoon of May 31 and would be reimbursed $0.50per mile. He would need to spend 2 nights in a hotel, the night of May 31 and the night of June 1. He would return to Phoenix by car onJune 2. The hotel used by the team charges $160 per night. What is the incremental cost of driving over flying?$121$104$256O $301

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