A Carpenter Who Transforms a Piece of Wood into a Custom-Made

question 47

Multiple Choice

A carpenter who transforms a piece of wood into a custom-made desk has higher ____________ than does a worker who performs only one of the numerous operations required to assemble a flat-screen TV.

• A)skill variety
• B)task identity
• C)task variety
• D)task significance
• E)autonomy

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Definitions:

Activity-based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns overhead and indirect costs to related products and services based on the actual consumption of each activity.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the production process, including costs of materials, utilities, and maintenance that are not directly associated with the manufacturing of a specific product.

Activity-based Costing

An accounting approach that assigns costs to products or services based on the resources they consume, aiming for more accurate cost allocation.

Machining

The process of removing material from a workpiece using power-driven machine tools to shape it into a desired form.