Match Each of the Following Scenarios with the Flexible Work

question 82

Multiple Choice

Match each of the following scenarios with the flexible work arrangement it illustrates.
-​telecommuting

• A)Diego, an accountant, doesn't mind working long days and really likes 3-day weekends.He works Monday through Thursday, 10 hours a day, so that he has every Friday off yet still works 40 hours a week.
• B)Svetlana, an electrician, works Monday through Friday, 8 hours a day, every odd week, and Monday through Thursday, 10 hours a day, every even week.
• C)​Gustav, an Alaskan crab fisherman, is paid a premium salary to work 5 weeks straight without a day off, followed by 2 weeks of paid vacation.
• D)George and Jerry work as bellboys at a fancy hotel.George works from 8 am to noon Monday through Friday, and as soon as he leaves, Jerry arrives and works at the same position from noon to 4, such that each of them works a 20-hour week.
• E)​Liza, a journalist, works Monday through Friday, 8 hours a day, like at a normal job.However, she works from 8 am to noon, takes four hours off, then finishes her work day by working 4 pm to 8pm.
• F)​Boris, a content developer, can do the entirety of his job from any place that has an internet connection.He does not come into the office at all and does all of his work from home.

Understand how to calculate materials quantity variance.

Understand how to calculate labor rate variance.

Identify what constitutes a favorable (F) versus unfavorable (U) variance.

Understand how to calculate materials price variance.

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Definitions:

Neoliberalism

An economic and political approach advocating for free-market capitalism, minimal government intervention, and a reduction in public expenditure for social services.

Public Services

Services provided by the government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly or by financing private provision of services.

Stakeholder Model

A framework in business that emphasizes considering the interests of all stakeholders, including employees, customers, and the community, not just shareholders.

Deetz

Refers to the work of Stanley Deetz, who advocates for critical scholarship in organizational communication, emphasizing the role of communication in the exercise of power and control within organizations.