Detailed, Written Job Descriptions Can Fail to Maintain Their Relevance

question 2

Multiple Choice

Detailed, written job descriptions can fail to maintain their relevance over time, as jobs change rapidly in today's dynamic, global economy. What reasons does the text suggest for this failure?

• A) Time commitments are too onerous to make changes to them.
• B) Job descriptions are too long and detailed and so become useless.
• C) There is a mismatch between performance and career aspirations.
• D) Job descriptions are not really used and they are a waste of time.

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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that assigns a cost to inventory on the basis of the weighted average of the costs of similar goods available for sale during the period.

Equivalent Units

An idea in cost accounting that involves distributing costs to goods that are partially finished, transforming them into the equivalent number of completed goods units.

Conversion Costs

The combined costs of direct labor and manufacturing overhead that are incurred to convert raw materials into finished goods.

Materials Costs

Expenses associated with the raw materials used in the manufacture of products.