The Ability of a Person to Supervise 12 Workers Just

question 32

Multiple Choice

The ability of a person to supervise 12 workers just as well as 8 is an example of:

• A)The division of labour.
• B)Labour specialization.
• C)Management specialization.
• D)Decreasing returns to scale.

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Definitions:

Step-down Method

An allocation method used in cost accounting to distribute overhead costs from service departments to producing departments based on a hierarchy of service relationships.

Number Of Employees

The total count of individuals working for a company, including full-time, part-time, and temporary staff.

Step-down Method

An approach to allocating service department costs to production departments based on a hierarchical sequence of services provided.

Administrative Department

A segment of a company responsible for managing the general operations and ensuring the smooth functioning of the business.