Functional Benchmarking

question 47

Multiple Choice

Functional benchmarking

• A)is not very useful for organizations with a divisional organizational structure.
• B)endeavors to determine best practices regardless of industry.
• C)restricts the search for best practices to competitors.
• D)is useful when researching industry-specific standards.

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Definitions:

Net Social Gain

The total benefit to society after subtracting the costs associated with an economic activity or policy.

Consumer Surplus

The distinction between what consumers are inclined and financially able to pay for a service or good and the actual payment made.

Welfare Loss

The decrease in social welfare, usually measured as lost economic efficiency, due to factors like taxes, subsidies, or market distortions.

Welfare Loss

The decrease in social welfare, usually measured as the loss of consumer and producer surplus, resulting from inefficient market conditions or government policies.