You Come Up with a Cost-Cutting Measure for Your Department

question 28

Multiple Choice

You come up with a cost-cutting measure for your department, and email the idea to your supervisor. He is so impressed by it that he forwards your message to the other members of your department, as well as the heads of operations and IT. The secondary audience of your message is ________.

• A) your supervisor
• B) your supervisor and the heads of operations and IT
• C) the members of your department and the heads of operations and IT
• D) your supervisor and the members of your department
• E) your supervisor, the members of your department, and the heads of operations and IT

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Definitions:

Hierarchical Levels

The different layers of authority and responsibility within an organizational structure, often depicted as a pyramid.

Service-providing Industries

Sectors that involve offering intangible goods or services to consumers, such as healthcare, finance, and education.

Total Costs

The aggregate amount of all expenses associated with the production of a good or the operation of a business.

Larger Firms

Companies or businesses that employ a large number of workers and typically have a substantial volume of business operations and market influence.