Kelly Is a New Data Entry Clerk

question 54

Multiple Choice

Kelly is a new data entry clerk.Her job entails entering 83 different pieces of information into a computerized form.Kelly's goal for the first week was to complete each form in 30 minutes with no more than two errors.During her second week of employment,Kelly was told to cut her time to 20 minutes with no more than one error.During her third week,her goal was to cut her time to 15 minutes with no errors.By the end of a month,Kelly was supposed to be able to complete the data entry on one form in 10 minutes without any errors.To facilitate the mastery of this data entry task,Kelly's supervisor used:

• A)task segmentation
• B)proximal goals
• C)shaping
• D)behavior modeling
• E)distal goals

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Definitions:

Earnings

The amount of profit that a company generates during a specific period.

Inventory Turnover

A financial ratio that measures how quickly a company sells and replaces its stock of goods within a given period.

Cost Of Goods Sold

Represents the direct expenses related to the production of goods sold by a company, including materials and labor costs.

Gross Profit Percentage

A financial metric that represents the gross profit as a percentage of net sales, indicating the efficiency of a company's production process.