"Span of Management" Refers To

question 9

Multiple Choice

"Span of management" refers to:

• A)the geographic distance a manager must cover to supervise employees.
• B)the number of contacts outside of the department a manager is expected to interact with.
• C)the number of people one manager can effectively manage.
• D)the range of skills of employees answering to one manager.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs (direct labor, direct materials, and variable overhead) in product costs, excluding fixed overhead costs.

Absorption Costing

A ledger keeping approach in accounting that wraps all costs connected to manufacturing—expenses for direct materials, wages for direct labor, and all types of manufacturing overhead, fixed and adjustable—into a product's total cost.

Contribution Format

An income statement format that separates fixed costs from variable costs to highlight the contribution margin.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs in product costs and treats fixed production costs as period costs.