The Principal Disadvantage of Output Measures in Measuring Progress Toward

question 21

Multiple Choice

The principal disadvantage of output measures in measuring progress toward completion of long-term contracts is

• A) inefficiencies may cause the productivity relationship to change.
• B) front-end loading.
• C) units are not comparable in time, effort, or cost to complete.
• D) the measures are not universally applicable.

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