Gina Wishes to Transfer Authority and Responsibility to Her Subordinates

question 161

Multiple Choice

Gina wishes to transfer authority and responsibility to her subordinates. This process is known as:

• A) accountability.
• B) coordination.
• C) delegation.
• D) departmentalization.
• E) passing the buck.

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Definitions:

Average Fixed Cost

Calculated by dividing total fixed costs by the quantity of output produced, showing the fixed cost per unit.

Sunk Cost Fallacy

The misconception that future decisions should be influenced by previously incurred costs that cannot be recovered.

Marginal Cost-Benefit Calculations

The process of evaluating whether the additional benefits of an action or investment outweigh its additional costs.

Average Fixed Costs

The total fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced, representing how fixed costs spread out over units of output as production increases.