The Council-Manager Form of Government

question 13

Multiple Choice

The council-manager form of government:

• A) consists of elected council members who make policies that are carried out by administrators
• B) gives the mayor primary control over hiring and firing department heads
• C) has each member of the city council serving as the head of one or more of the city's departments
• D) is characterized by a weak mayor

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Definitions:

Equivalent Units

A measure used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done on incomplete units in terms of complete units.

First-in

Commonly part of the term "First-in, First-out (FIFO)", a method used in inventory management where the oldest stock is sold first.

Labor

Work performed by humans that is used in the production of goods and services.

Equivalent Unit

A metric in cost accounting that quantifies the effort invested in partially finished units by equating it to the output of completely finished units.