A Manager Expects High Levels of Performance from a Newly

question 14

Multiple Choice

A manager expects high levels of performance from a newly hired employee,Ashley,as she graduated from a prestigious Ivy League university.A year later,the manager rates Ashley's job performance higher than her actual performance due to his initial belief.What kind of rater error was made by the manager?

• A)negative halo effect
• B)first-impression-effect
• C)positive halo effect
• D)contrast errors

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Definitions:

Activity-Based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns the costs of resources to products or services based on activities and processes involved in their production.

Traditional Costing Method

A cost accounting method that assigns overhead costs to products based on a predetermined overhead rate.

Direct Labor-Hours

A measure representing the total hours worked by employees directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Unit Product Cost

Unit product cost is the total expense incurred to produce, store, and sell one unit of a product.