Which of the Following Would Be an Example of a Back-Stage

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of a back-stage performance?

• A) a flight attendant smiling when a passenger is being rude
• B) a teacher acting enthusiastic about his lesson even though he finds the topic boring
• C) a politician smiling warmly during a campaign stop even though he is tired
• D) a salesman telling his friend about the horrible way customers treated him that day

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Definitions:

Operations

Refers to the day-to-day activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders.

Absorption Costing

An evaluation technique that assimilates all production costs, covering direct materials, direct labor, and variable and fixed overheads, into the price of a product.

Net Operating Income

An indicator of a firm's profitability from standard operations, excluding non-operational income and expenses like taxes and interest.

Operations

The activities involved in running a business, production, or system effectively and efficiently.