Since the First Meeting Didn't Go Well, Jeremy Read Several

question 5

Multiple Choice

Since the first meeting didn't go well, Jeremy read several management books on working with groups and thought perhaps a longer meeting would allow time to explore several points of view. He chose a Friday afternoon so everyone could go home afterward and not have to rush off to other work appointments. To his surprise, the first idea he suggested was accepted by the group, and the meeting was over in no time! The group was most likely engaging in __________ so they could end the meeting and go home early.

• A) groupthink
• B) satisficing
• C) goal displacement
• D) domination
• E) intellectual stimulation

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Definitions:

Unit Product Cost

The total cost (both direct and indirect) associated with producing one unit of a product, used in pricing and profitability analysis.

Absorption Costing

A method of accounting that incorporates all costs related to manufacturing, including direct materials, direct labor, as well as both variable and fixed overheads, into the product's price.

Unit Product Cost

The cost assigned to a single unit of product, encompassing all the costs incurred to produce, manufacture, or acquire that unit.

Absorption Costing

A method in accounting that totals up all expenses of manufacturing including costs for direct materials, direct labor, along with variable and fixed overhead, assigning them to the cost of a product.