Which Statement Is True Concerning the Decision Rule on Whether

question 162

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true concerning the decision rule on whether to make or buy?

• A) The company should buy if the cost of buying is less than the cost of producing.
• B) The company should buy if the incremental revenue exceeds the incremental costs.
• C) The company should buy as long as total revenue exceeds present revenues.
• D) The company should buy assuming no additional fixed costs are incurred.

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Definitions:

Equivocality

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; ambiguity especially in the context of organizational communication and decision-making.

Processes of Organizing

The series of actions and mechanisms put in place to arrange resources and activities logically and efficiently within an organization to achieve goals.

Self-Organizing Systems

Systems characterized by a lack of equilibrium typically due to a large influx of new information or significant environmental shifts and are thus in the process of acting on this new information as a process of self-renewal. Self-organizing systems exhibit autocatalysis; that is, the catalysts for change and renewal occur in elements of the system itself as it seeks to renew itself.

Punctuated Meaning

A situation where a sudden event or realization leads to a significant change in understanding or interpretation of a situation or concept.