Explain Expectancy Theory

question 39

Essay

Explain expectancy theory.Discuss what a manager could do to use expectancy theory to motivate employees.

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Definitions:

Cost Transferred

The movement of accumulated costs from one cost center to another in the accounting period.

Ending Inventory

Ending inventory is the total value of goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period, calculated as beginning inventory plus purchases minus cost of goods sold.

Conversion Costs

The combined costs of direct labor and manufacturing overhead and conversion costs are used to transform raw materials into finished products.

Equivalent Unit

A concept in cost accounting used to apportion costs to partially completed goods, treating them as a fraction of a fully completed unit.