While Tupperware Wanted to Increase Its Sales,its Consultants Were Reluctant

question 174

Multiple Choice

While Tupperware wanted to increase its sales,its consultants were reluctant to support any change that could reduce their commissions.This is an example of which of the following barriers to goal setting and planning?

• A) Overemphasis on quantitative goals
• B) Rewarding people for counterproductive goals
• C) Overemphasis on qualitative goals
• D) Resistance to change
• E) Reluctance to establish goals

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Definitions:

Money Supply

The aggregate quantity of monetary assets within an economy at a determined point in time.

Required Reserve Ratio

The fraction of deposits that banks are obligated to hold in reserve, either in their vaults or at the central bank, and not loan out.

Excess Reserves

The funds that banks hold over and above the required reserve ratio set by the central bank.

Money Supply

The overall sum of financial resources present in an economy at a given moment.