In Which of the Following Situations Would a Job Design

question 97

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations would a job design be recommended?

• A) New technology has drastically changed the way that work is done in a manufacturing plant shop floor and employees are finding there is a lot more spare time.
• B) Due to a recent change in upper management and benefit policies, several hundred highly skilled employees have recently left the organization and moved to a competitor.
• C) The culture of the organization is deemed by an external consultant to be "stagnant" and in need of a change.
• D) Members of the organization are trying to form a union.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity or volume of goods produced in a business.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales.

Depreciation Tax Shield

The Depreciation Tax Shield refers to the reduction in income tax a company achieves through deducting depreciation expenses, thus lowering its taxable income.

Straight-Line Method

An accounting method of depreciation where an asset's cost is reduced equally over its useful life.