A Worker at a Motorcycle Plant Comes Up with a New

question 90

Multiple Choice

A worker at a motorcycle plant comes up with a new way to attach the fuel injection system to the motor, increasing the efficiency of the assembly process. The managers instruct all employees to attach fuel injection systems the same way so that every car would come off the assembly line with its fuel injection system attached in the new way. The managers are using ________ control.

• A) bureaucratic
• B) clan
• C) output
• D) input

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Definitions:

Conversion Costs

The combination of labor costs and overhead expenses involved in transforming materials into finished goods.

Factory Overhead

Indirect costs associated with manufacturing, such as utilities, maintenance, and manager salaries, not directly traceable to specific units of production.

Work In Process Inventory

Refers to the inventory that has begun the manufacturing process but is not yet completed.

Processing Department

A division within a manufacturing facility where a specific operational task or series of tasks is performed to convert raw material into finished goods or semi-finished goods.