Which of the Following Scenarios Exemplify Negative Punishment

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios exemplify negative punishment?

• A)Astrid tells her daughter she is grounded for misbehaving and cannot meet her friends for a week.
• B)Carly yells at her husband when he comes home drunk.
• C)Jim makes his middle-schoolers run extra laps when they are unruly in gym class.
• D)Joanie takes several ibuprofen tablets when she has a headache.

Understand the concept of functional, line, and staff management and their contributions to organizational outputs.

Learn the importance of controlling in the management process and the necessity of corrective actions.

Understand the importance of developing skills and competencies to manage complexities in organizational behavior and problem solving.

Distinguish between technical skills and human skills and their significance in management.

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Definitions:

Standard Direct Labor-Hours

Standard direct labor-hours refer to the estimated hours of direct labor work required to produce one unit of a product or service, used for budgeting and variance analysis.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the standard cost assigned to those overheads, indicating efficiency in managing variable costs.

Direct Materials Purchases Variance

the difference between the actual cost of direct materials purchased and the expected (or standard) cost, indicating how effectively a company is managing its resources.

Standard Labor-Hours

A pre-determined measure of the amount of labor time expected to complete a single unit of production or perform a task, often used in cost accounting.