Darlene Has Just Been Hired by a Major Corporation to Ensure

question 27

Multiple Choice

Darlene has just been hired by a major corporation to ensure that the corporation's use of IT fosters creativity and innovation amongst employees. What question should Darlene ask to ensure that IT fulfills this objective?

• A) How much will it cost to place a computer workstation on every desktop?
• B) How can we use technology to influence organizational behaviors?
• C) How can we best reduce the cost of international phone calls?
• D) How much time should we allow employees to access the World Wide Web each day?

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Definitions:

Consumer Division

A segment within a company focused on selling products and services directly to consumers, as opposed to business or commercial clients.

Break-even Sales

The amount of revenue needed to cover both the variable and fixed costs of a business, resulting in neither profit nor loss.

Absorption Costing

is an accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs (direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed overhead) in the cost of a product.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost (including materials, labor, and overhead) to produce a single unit of a product.