An Uncontrollable Cost

question 109

Multiple Choice

An uncontrollable cost:

• A) is influenced by a manager's decisions and actions
• B) tells a great deal about a manager's decision- making abilities
• C) should be ignored in evaluating the responsibility center manager's performance
• D) is the same as a sunk cost

Understand the mechanisms through which information is filtered within organizations.

Identify the channels through which voice can be directed in organizational settings.

Understand the principles and mechanisms of classical conditioning.

Recognize the role of predictability and timing in the conditioning process.

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Definitions:

Punctuation

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