Refer to the Scenario Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 20

Multiple Choice

Refer to the scenario below to answer the following questions.
Joe the Manager (Scenario)
As a production supervisor, Joe decides on Friday afternoon how many units of output his employees should produce next week, as well as which products will be produced on which days in the department. He also decides which employees are going to be responsible for operating which machines, since all his subordinates are multi-skilled assemblers. On Monday, he hands out work assignment sheets to inform the employees about which machines each will operate for the week. Joe also announces that the schedule will be challenging because of an increase in the targeted number of output units. He encourages his subordinates by telling them that he is confident they will achieve the production targets because they are such hard-working and skilled employees. Then, during the week, he monitors the daily production output and records the number of units that successfully achieved the company's quality standards, as well as the number of units that were unsatisfactory and had to be scrapped.
-When Joe decides which employees will be responsible for operating which machines, he is performing the management function of _________________.

• A) controlling
• B) leading
• C) planning.
• D) organizing
• E) directing

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Definitions:

Operating Expenses

Costs incurred in the normal operations of a business, such as rent, utilities, and payroll.

Net Income

The conclusive financial gain of a company after expenses and taxes have been removed from the initial total revenue.

Merchandising Company

A type of business that purchases goods in a finished condition for resale without further processing.

Sells Directly

A method where companies sell their products or services directly to consumers without involving intermediaries, aiming to enhance customer relationships and control the sales process.