The World's Biggest Manufacturer of Locks Is Part of a National

question 12

Multiple Choice

The world's biggest manufacturer of locks is part of a national program in which employers are encouraging workers to continue working as long as they are physically able. To help its aging workers, the lock maker has provided them with magnifying lenses that give them the vision acuity they need to work on the small parts within a lock. These lenses are an example of ____________.

• A) assistive technology
• B) job enrichment
• C) management reciprocity
• D) task reengineering
• E) disparity balances

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Definitions:

Production Process

The series of steps and activities involved in transforming raw materials into finished goods or services.

MRTS

The Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution; the rate at which a firm can substitute one input for another while keeping the level of output constant.

Marginal Productivity

Marginal productivity refers to the additional output produced as a result of adding one more unit of a specific input, keeping all other inputs constant.

Fixed-Proportion

A production scenario where the input proportions cannot be changed; each unit of output requires the same ratio of inputs.