In Recent Months, Employers Have Been Reprimanding and Even Firing

question 43

Essay

In recent months, employers have been reprimanding and even firing employees for comments made online in blogs, Twitter, or Facebook. Using what you learned about the concepts of power in this chapter, construct an argument either for or against that practice.

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Definitions:

Direct Materials Quantity Variance

The difference between the actual quantity of materials used in production and the standardized expected quantity, valued at the standard cost per unit.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that are directly traceable to the production of a specific product and are significant in cost.

Favorable

A term usually used in finance and accounting to describe results that are better than anticipated or that result in a benefit.

Standard Direct Materials Costs

The budgeted or standard cost of the raw materials required to produce a unit of product.