Managerial Motives for Diversification That May Advance Their Personal Careers

question 27

Multiple Choice

Managerial motives for diversification that may advance their personal careers without aligning with the interests of the firm include:

• A)​Leveraging connections with foreign governments.
• B)​Reducing managers' employment risk.
• C) ​A focus on the core competencies of the firm.
• D) ​Searching for formal marketing-supporting and marketing-opening policy changes.

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Definitions:

DLH

The hours of work performed by workers directly involved in the manufacturing process, serving as a basis for allocating labor costs.

Volume Variance

The difference between the expected volume of production or sales and the actual volume, affecting costs or revenues.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

A calculation used to measure the efficiency with which a firm uses its variable overhead resources, based on the difference between actual and expected usage.

Unfavorable

A term describing outcomes that are worse than expected or budgeted, often used in financial and operational analysis.