A Disadvantage of Brainstorming Is That ________

question 54

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage of brainstorming is that ________.

• A) it seldom results in novel, useful ideas
• B) it wastes the group's time on wildly impractical ideas
• C) employees cannot support or reject an idea without fear of recrimination
• D) it does not allow members to know why individuals voted the way they did
• E) it does not facilitate an open discussion on the problem at hand

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount producers are willing and able to supply goods for versus the amount they actually receive due to market prices.

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus, representing the total net gain to society from the production and consumption of goods and services.

Tariff Revenue

Income that a government collects from imposing duties on imported goods.

Consumer Surplus

The divergence between the amount consumers are willing to pay for a product or service and the amount they actually pay.