Sylvester Is 57 and His Company Is Downsizing

question 94

Multiple Choice

Sylvester is 57 and his company is downsizing. He knows that his position is one that will be cut so he has started to prepare his résumé to look for a new job. Hunter tells him not to bother, as he will not get another job, at least not one that is equivalent to his current job. He tells Sylvester that things have changed since Sylvester went to college and that he couldn't realistically offer too much in the workforce today. Hunter is demonstrating a(n)

• A) causal attribution.
• B) age stereotype.
• C) recency effect.
• D) implicit bias.
• E) halo effect.

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Definitions:

Labor-Hour

A unit of measure representing an hour of work performed by an employee.

Fixed Overhead Volume Variance

The difference between the expected fixed overhead costs based on standard volume and the actual fixed overhead incurred.

Electrical Motor

A device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy, widely used in various applications including appliances, industrial machinery, and vehicles.

Standard Machine-Hours

A predetermined measure of how long machines are expected to operate to complete a production task.