When a Worker Does Only a Specific, Highly Specialized Task

question 97

Multiple Choice

When a worker does only a specific, highly specialized task very efficiently, this efficiency could eventually become inhibited by job monotony and boredom.This situation could be alleviated through _____.

• A) job rotation
• B) technical job training
• C) job specialization
• D) job design
• E) assembly-line production

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Definitions:

FIFO Method

An inventory valuation method where the first items added to inventory are considered the first sold.

Conversion Costs

Costs incurred to convert raw materials into finished products, including both direct labor and manufacturing overhead expenses.

Conversion Cost

The combined total of direct labor and manufacturing overhead costs, representing the expenses necessary to convert raw materials into finished goods.

Direct Materials

Direct materials constitute the primary raw inputs directly incorporated into the manufacture of products, distinctly traceable to the product being produced.