Marcela Kerr Is an Engineer Who Works for Lockheed Martin

question 67

Multiple Choice

Marcela Kerr is an engineer who works for Lockheed Martin. She frequently is part of a team that is assigned to special projects. When she participates in these projects, she finds herself reporting to both the project manager and the manager in charge of her regular department. Which type of organization does this arrangement suggest that Lockheed Martin using?

• A) a matrix organization
• B) a decentralized staff organization
• C) a pure line-and-staff organization
• D) a multiple-line organization

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Definitions:

Supply Schedule

A table or graph showing the quantity of a good or service that producers are willing and able to supply at various prices.

Quantity Supplied

The inventory of products or services that is put up for sale by producers at a specified rate.

Price

The amount of money required to purchase a good or service in the market.

Supply Curve

The supply curve is a graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity of that good or service that a supplier is willing and able to supply.