If Skilled, Highly Paid Employees Are Used in Jobs That

question 59

Multiple Choice

If skilled, highly paid employees are used in jobs that are normally performed by unskilled, lower-paid employees, it will result in:

• A) an unfavorable direct labor time variance.
• B) a favorable variable overhead variance.
• C) a favorable direct labor rate variance.
• D) an unfavorable direct labor rate variance.

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Definitions:

Maturation Effects

Changes or developments in participants that occur over time naturally, rather than as a result of experimental treatment.

One-group Pretest-posttest Design

An experimental design where a single group is tested before and after an intervention, without the use of a control group.

Internal Validity

pertains to the extent to which a study or experiment accurately establishes a causal relationship between variables, minimizing the influence of external factors.

Systematic Changes

Alterations that follow a consistent, predictable pattern and are often due to specific causes or interventions.