When Modifying Jobs to Make Them More Interesting, an Organization

question 3

Multiple Choice

When modifying jobs to make them more interesting, an organization and a supervisor must remember that

• A) production bonus systems only work when intrinsic rewards are used.
• B) most employees are only motivated by money.
• C) not all employees are motivated by the same things at the same time.
• D) all employees will eagerly accept the new variety in their jobs.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A predetermined rate for allocating manufacturing overhead to products or job orders, established prior to the period by forecasting both overhead expenses and activity volumes.

Machine-Hours

An indicator of how much is produced or the level of activity, determined by the total hours machines run during the manufacturing process.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate calculated before the accounting period begins, used to allocate overhead costs to products or job orders based on a specific activity base such as direct labor hours or machine hours.

Machine-Hours

The total hours that machinery is operating in the production process, often used as a basis for allocating costs to products.