When Performing the Managerial Task of Planning, Managers

question 38

Multiple Choice

When performing the managerial task of planning, managers

• A)encourage all employees to perform at a high level to help the organization achieve its vision and goals.
• B)use power, personality, and communication skills to coordinate the activities of people and groups.
• C)establish alliances between different organizations to share resources and produce new goods and services.
• D)decide which goals the organization will pursue and what strategies will achieve those goals.
• E)organize people into departments according to the kinds of job-specific tasks they perform.

Understand the concept of functional fixedness and its overcoming through creative problem-solving.

Distinguish between different types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, and others) and their applications.

Differentiate between algorithms and heuristics and their roles in problem-solving.

Identify the characteristics and strategies of good problem solvers.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor Rate

The cost per hour for labor directly involved in manufacturing a product or providing a service.

Machine Hours

A measure of production output or activity level, using the total hours that machinery is operated as the unit of measure.

Machine Hours

The total running time of a machine during a specific period, often used as a basis for allocating manufacturing overhead.

Annual Overhead Costs

The total expenses related to the operation of a business that are not directly tied to a specific product or service, accumulated yearly.