Which of the Following Is a Barrier to Effective Interpersonal

question 120

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a barrier to effective interpersonal communication?

• A) empathy
• B) simplified language
• C) feedback
• D) active listening
• E) emotions

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Definitions:

Direct Method

A costing approach that allocates service department costs directly to producing departments without considering service department interactions.

Support Department

A division within an organization that provides essential services to other departments but does not directly contribute to profit, such as IT or HR.

Cost Allocation

The process of distributing or assigning indirect costs to different departments, products, or projects.

Reciprocal Method

An approach in cost accounting used to allocate service department costs to production departments, considering the mutual services exchanged between service departments.