As a Supervisor, You Want to Improve Performance in Your

question 60

Multiple Choice

As a supervisor, you want to improve performance in your department. You give specific instructions, telling employees what the task is and when, where, and how to perform it, as well as overseeing performance at all major stages through completion. Although you already have ideas covering broad areas, you are open to suggestions from employees, however you have the final say. Which management style is being used here?

• A) Autocratic
• B) Consultative
• C) Participative
• D) Laissez-faire

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Definitions:

Job Order Cost

The accumulation and assignment of costs to a specific job, including labor, materials, and overhead.

Decision Making

The cognitive process of selecting a course of action from among multiple alternatives, often involving risk, uncertainty, or compromise.

Actual Costs

Actual costs represent the total expenses incurred during a specific period for goods produced or services rendered, including materials, labor, and overhead.

Perpetual System

An inventory accounting system that records the sale or purchase of inventory immediately through the use of computerized point-of-sale systems and enterprise asset management software.