After the Change,direct Labor Costs as a Percentage of Sales

question 59

Multiple Choice

After the change,direct labor costs as a percentage of sales are projected to decrease because:

• A)less work-in-process inventory needs to be moved from location to location.
• B)fewer employees are needed to produce a product due to the new work design.
• C)less supervisors are needed to oversee operations.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Experimental Manipulation

Involves altering one or more variables in a controlled setting to study their effects on other variables, a key method in experimental research designs.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or varied by the researcher to examine its impact on the dependent variable.

Desired Dimension

A specific aspect or feature of a program or intervention that is targeted for measurement or evaluation.

Type II Errors

False negatives in statistical hypothesis testing, where a real effect or difference is missed because it is incorrectly assumed there's no effect.