In the Hawthorne Studies, What Variable Was Found to Be

question 53

Multiple Choice

In the Hawthorne studies, what variable was found to be the most significant relative to worker productivity?

• A) Labor union activities
• B) Size of the work group
• C) Pay levels
• D) Lighting
• E) Relations between employees, peers, and supervisors

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Definitions:

Activity-Based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns overhead and indirect costs to specific activities and then to products or services based on their consumption of those activities.

Machine-Hours

A measure of the amount of time machines are run in the production process, often used as a basis for allocating manufacturing overhead costs.

Batches

Quantities or groups of products produced or processed at the same time.

Product Margins

The profit earned on the sale of a product after subtracting the cost associated with its production and sale.