According to the Shifting Standards Model, If a Black Employee

question 24

Multiple Choice

According to the shifting standards model, if a Black employee and a White employee perform at the same objective level, the Black employee would get a higher perfor- mance evaluation because the evaluator

• A) was consciously trying to compensate for their racial biases.
• B) expected less from the Black employee.
• C) likes Black people better than White people.
• D) respects Black people more than White people.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor

The cost of wages for employees who directly manufacture products or provide services, considered a variable cost in production.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that can be directly attributed to the production of finished goods and are an integral part of the finished product.

Period Cost

Expenses incurred during a specific period of time that are not directly tied to the production of goods or services.

Prime Costs

consists of the direct costs directly attributable to the manufacture of goods, specifically direct materials and direct labor.