Even Though an Employee's Supervisor May Initiate a Request for Payroll

question 47

True/False

Even though an employee's supervisor may initiate a request for payroll change, such as
a change in job classification or wage rate increase, all changes should be authorized in
writing by the personnel department before being entered into the personnel data master
file.

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Definitions:

Automated Shaper

Machinery equipped with computer numerical control (CNC) to shape materials into specific designs with minimal human intervention.

Unused Capacity

Refers to the available production or service facility resources that are not currently being used.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used in cost accounting to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products based on a planned level of activity or driver, such as machine hours or labor hours.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production volume or activity based on the number of hours machines are in operation.