When Ford Executives Announced Changes Intended to Eliminate Corporate Bureaucracy

question 234

Multiple Choice

When Ford executives announced changes intended to eliminate corporate bureaucracy, speed decision making, and improve communication and working relationships among people at different levels of the organization, these changes were examples of the ________ function of management.

• A) organizing
• B) planning
• C) directing
• D) controlling
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs that fluctuate with production volume, such as indirect materials or utilities, associated specifically with the manufacturing process.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost associated with manufacturing a single unit of product, including direct materials, labor, and overhead expenses.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to apply overhead costs to products, calculated before the accounting period begins based on estimated costs and activity levels.

Manufacturing Overhead

refers to all the indirect costs associated with the production process, excluding direct materials and direct labor.