Consider the Following Activities, Which Could Be Undertaken by Managers

question 26

Essay

Consider the following activities, which could be undertaken by managers at Virgin Blue Airlines. Indicate whether each item is most likely part of:
S - organisational strategies
P - operating plans
A - actual operations or
M - measuring, monitoring and motivating.
Each item has only one correct response.
1 comparing actual revenues with budgeted revenues
2 developing processes for handling customer complaints
3 handling customer complaints
4 hosting an annual employee picnic
5 maintaining high quality customer service
6 negotiating contracts with the flight attendant union over the next six months
7 opening a new route to Perth
8 providing employees opportunities to buy stock at discounted prices
9 valuing training for employees to increase organisational competence
10 reporting periodic financial results

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Understand the concept of production function and its significance in determining the output of a firm.

Determine whether a production function exhibits increasing, constant, or decreasing returns to scale.

Analyze the impact of input changes on production output and how it affects the firm's costs.

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