According to Fred Luthans and His Associates, Managers Involved in Traditional

question 11

Multiple Choice

According to Fred Luthans and his associates, managers involved in traditional management activities undertook which of the following tasks?

• A) motivating
• B) socializing
• C) decision making
• D) training
• E) politicking

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Definitions:

Total Costs

The sum of all expenses incurred in the production of goods or services, including direct and indirect costs, both variable and fixed.

Step-Down Method

A method of allocating costs whereby one service department’s cost is allocated to all remaining service departments and operating departments, and so on, until all service department costs are allocated to final products.

Death Spiral

A situation occurring when transfer prices include fixed costs and users reduce their use of the internal product or service. This further increases the transfer price (based on average cost) and more users reduce their demand.