The Knowledge That Employees Can Typically Learn Only Through Experience

question 81

Multiple Choice

The knowledge that employees can typically learn only through experience is called:

• A)consensus-based knowledge
• B)tacit knowledge
• C)explicit knowledge
• D)book-based knowledge
• E)practical knowledge

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Definitions:

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in the manufacturing process that fluctuate with the level of production output, such as utilities or materials.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production time, representing the number of hours machines are operated in the production process.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in the manufacturing process that fluctuate with production volume, such as utilities or materials, contrasting with fixed overhead costs.

Plantwide Predetermined

This typically involves a single overhead rate calculated for an entire manufacturing plant, used to allocate overhead costs to products.