In communication, who is the person or group for whom a message is intended?

• A. Receiver
• B. Salary
• C. Scheduling
• D. Sales forecasts

Answer: (A)

The person or group for whom a message is intended is the receiver. In any communication, the sender crafts the message with a purpose for a specific audience, and the receiver is the one who decodes, understands, and responds to that message. This focus on the intended audience is what makes the receiver the correct concept here. The other terms—salary, scheduling, and sales forecasts—aren’t about who a message targets; they refer to separate business ideas rather than the audience of communication. In hospitality, for instance, a server conveying a menu or a manager giving instructions is aimed at the recipients—the receivers.