Special Exercises Many of the Things That Happened in the Following Story

question 3

Short Answer

Special Exercises
Many of the things that happened in the following story reflect management theory at work.
Indicate the correct answer:
The Russell family replaced the roof of their home.In removing the old roof,the old shingles and nails were pushed off the roof.The debris fell around the house in the grass and landscape.Mrs.Russell told her daughters Amelia,Eleanor,and Madeline that she would pay them a quarter for every nail they picked up (A)Soldiering,Piecework Pay.
Madeline started first and had earned $6 by the time Eleanor was ready to begin.Madeline was a (B)Rate Buster,Chisler.
Eleanor complained that she could not find the nails fast enough to catch up to Madeline because Madeline had found all the easy ones.Eleanor was a (C)Rate Buster,Chisler.
Eventually the complaining wore Madeline down,and she searched for nails for Eleanor and gave them to her to cash in (D)Human Resource Management,Administrative Management.
Only when the girls had earned the same amount did Madeline again contribute to her own accumulation.Meanwhile,Amelia chose never to search for a nail (E)Theory X,Theory Y.
Instead she went and rode the tractor as Mr.Russell mowed the yard (F)Open System,Closed System.

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Definitions:

Departmental Overhead Rate

This rate is used to allocate indirect costs to specific departments, based on a relevant metric like labor hours or machine hours.

Activity-Based Costing

A pricing strategy that tracks the various tasks performed within a company, allocating the associated costs to different products and services in proportion to their direct usage.

Cost Flows

The movement and allocation of costs within an accounting system, often associated with manufacturing processes.

Plantwide Overhead Rate

A single, uniform overhead rate applied throughout a manufacturing plant, calculated by dividing total factory overhead by a chosen allocation base.