Olabisi Is a Factory Worker in a Study of Productivity

question 46

Multiple Choice

Olabisi is a factory worker in a study of productivity. When the researcher increases the lighting near his group, Olabisi performs better, but he is also more productive when the lights are dimmed. The researcher realizes that workers like Olabisi change behavior when they know they are being observed. In other words this is an example of ______.

• A) the Hawthorne effect
• B) observer bias
• C) confirmation bias
• D) the Mayo effect

Assess the impact of occupancy, facility, and supplies expenses on flexible budgets.

Evaluate revenue and expense variances in comparing actual results to budgeted figures.

Understand the concept of spending variance and how to calculate it for different categories (manufacturing overhead, refurbishing materials, other expenses, equipment depreciation, supplies costs, occupancy costs, employee salaries and wages, facility expenses, travel expenses, power cost, and medical supplies).

Identify and calculate the revenue variance for different months.

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