According to the Principle of Unity of Command, ________

question 85

Multiple Choice

According to the principle of unity of command, ________.

• A) managers should limit their oversight to a maximum of 12 employees
• B) managers should oversee 1-4 employees on average
• C) an individual should be directly responsible to only one supervisor
• D) an organization should be departmentalized on the basis of functions
• E) employees should report directly to two supervisors to maintain task balance

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Definitions:

Equivalent Units

A term used in cost accounting to represent a partial completion of a product, measured in units of a fully completed product.

Weighted Average Method

An inventory costing method that assigns an average cost to each item based on the total cost of goods available for sale and the number of items available.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in process costing that converts partially completed units into a number of complete units with regards to work done or costs incurred.

Beginning Inventory

The value of a company's inventory at the start of an accounting period.