What Principle or Concept Suggests That Rewarding People for Their

question 39

Multiple Choice

What principle or concept suggests that rewarding people for their helpfulness may,in the long run,undermine their self-motivated altruism?

• A)the door-in-the-face principle
• B)the just-world hypothesis
• C)the overjustification effect
• D)the progress trap

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Definitions:

Direct Labor Cost Variance

The difference between the budgeted cost for direct labor and the actual cost incurred, used as a measure of performance efficiency.

Flexible Budgets

Budgets that adjust or flex based on changes in the volume of activity, allowing for more effective financial control.

Fixed Budgets

A financial plan that does not change, regardless of any variations in business activity levels.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

A measure used in managerial accounting to assess the efficiency of variable overhead resource utilization, comparing the actual costs incurred to what should have been incurred at a given level of production.