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In the planning process, which of the following sequences is correct?

The correct sequence is setting objectives, developing planning premises, identifying alternative courses of action, evaluating those alternatives and then selecting the best one. Evaluation must follow identification and precede selection, and objectives come first because they give planning its direction.

  1. ASetting objectives, developing premises, identifying alternatives, evaluating alternatives, selecting an alternativeCorrect
  2. BDeveloping premises, setting objectives, evaluating alternatives, identifying alternatives, selecting an alternative
  3. CSetting objectives, identifying alternatives, developing premises, selecting an alternative, evaluating alternatives
  4. DIdentifying alternatives, setting objectives, developing premises, evaluating alternatives, selecting an alternative

Explanation

The process begins with setting objectives, followed by developing planning premises (assumptions about the future), then identifying alternative courses, evaluating them, and finally selecting one. Other options misorder these steps, such as evaluating before identifying or selecting before evaluating.

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