When Evaluating a Manager's Span of Control, You Should

question 97

Multiple Choice

When evaluating a manager's span of control, you should:

• A) simply study the organizational chart.
• B) measure it against the ideal of 6-10 employees.
• C) consider the degree of supervisory control needed.
• D) do all of these.

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Definitions:

Price/Demand Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, often used to gauge the sensitivity of demand to price changes.

Projected Revenue

An estimate of the amount of money that an organization is expected to generate in a future period.

Lagrange Multiplier

A method used in mathematical optimization to find the maxima or minima of a function subject to constraints.

Price/Demand Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, calculated as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.