Under What Conditions Can a Supervisor Effectively Manage Many People

question 132

Multiple Choice

Under what conditions can a supervisor effectively manage many people?

• A) Subordinates are skilled
• B) Subordinates perform simple tasks
• C) Subordinates work at the same location as the supervisor
• D) Subordinates perform standardized tasks
• E) All of these

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Definitions:

Investment Centre

A segment or area of a business responsible for both its revenue and its investments.

Residual Income

The amount of income that exceeds the minimum rate of return or hurdle rate, often used in performance measurement.

Operating Assets

Assets that are used for the core operations of a business, necessary for creating goods or services to be sold.

Residual Income

Operating income that remains after deducting all required costs of capital from net operating profits, often used in performance measurement.