Matthew Is a Divisional Manager at Venus Inc

question 3

Multiple Choice

Matthew is a divisional manager at Venus Inc. and reports to the CEO of the company. The CEO delegates resources and authority to Matthew so that he can ensure good performance from the division. Matthew has more employees working for him than required and he has not told the CEO about this, even though there are other departments that are in need of more employees. Which of the following concepts is illustrated here?

• A) Information asymmetry
• B) On-the-job consumption
• C) Greenmail
• D) Glass-ceiling effect
• E) Takeover constraint

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Definitions:

Return on Total Assets

measures a company's efficiency in using its assets to generate profit, calculated by dividing net income by total assets.

Total Assets

The sum of all current and non-current assets owned by a company, including cash, inventory, property, and equipment.

Gross Margin Percentage

A financial metric that represents the gross margin as a percentage of total sales revenue, indicating the efficiency of a company in producing and selling goods.

Price-Earnings Ratio

A valuation metric for stocks, calculated by dividing the market price of a stock by its earnings per share, indicating the dollar amount an investor can expect to invest in a company to receive one dollar of that company’s earnings.