An Interviewer for a Large Corporation Receives Three Very Poor

question 126

Multiple Choice

An interviewer for a large corporation receives three very poor responses from a job applicant in the first ten minutes of the interview. The applicant then provides excellent answers during the last twenty minutes of the interview. According to what we know about impression formation, the interviewer will most likely

• A)hire the applicant.
• B)remain undecided.
• C)reject the applicant.
• D)hire the applicant but insist there be an extended probation period.

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Definitions:

Rate Variance

The difference between the actual rate paid for goods or services and the expected (or standard) rate, most often related to labor or materials.

Direct Labor-Hours

Sum of working hours of staff directly participating in the production process of an item.

Labor Rate Variance

This is the difference between the actual cost of labor and the budgeted or standard cost of labor used in manufacturing.

Direct Labor-Hours

The total hours worked by employees directly involved in the production process, used for allocating labor costs to products.