What Statement About Delivering Bad News Within an Organization Is

question 100

Multiple Choice

What statement about delivering bad news within an organization is most accurate?

• A)A tactful tone is useful when communicating bad news within organizations.
• B)Bad news within organizations should always be delivered using the direct organizational pattern.
• C)Generally,bad news within organizations is better received when the reasons are given after the bad news.
• D)Bad news within organizations should always be delivered in writing.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the cost of goods sold, with fixed overhead costs treated as period expenses.

Cost of Goods Sold

The direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold in a company, including both materials and labor costs.

Absorption Costing Income Statement

An income statement where all manufacturing costs, both variable and fixed, are treated as product costs, with non-manufacturing costs treated as period costs.

Variable and Fixed Costs

Variable costs change based on production levels, while fixed costs remain constant regardless of production volume.