At a Fast-Food Burger Joint, Workers Are Exclusively Assigned One

question 16

Multiple Choice

At a fast-food burger joint, workers are exclusively assigned one of the following tasks: a chipper who fries potatoes, a flipper who grills meat patties, and a condiment person who puts garnish on the buns. What is a common sociological term for the way this establishment is organized?

• A) deskilling
• B) scientific management
• C) productivity
• D) division of labour

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Definitions:

ATC

Stands for Average Total Cost, which is the total cost of production (fixed plus variable costs) divided by the number of units produced.

Economic Profits

A reiteration emphasizing the calculation that includes total revenues minus total costs, where total costs consider both the explicit and implicit costs.

Competitive Price-searcher Market

A market structure where firms have some degree of market power, enabling them to set prices above marginal cost, but must consider competitor prices to attract consumers.