What Is Characteristic of the Use of Materials Variance Information

question 58

Multiple Choice

What is characteristic of the use of materials variance information?

• A) The production manager is generally responsible for acquiring quality materials.
• B) The production manager is generally responsible for the materials usage variance.
• C) The production manager is generally responsible for the materials price variance.
• D) The purchasing department is generally concerned with minimizing scrap, waste, and rework.

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The tendency to put forth less effort when working with others on a common task than when working alone.

Compliance

The act of conforming to a request or demand, often studied in social psychology.

Groupthink

A phenomenon that occurs within a group of people, in which the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.