We-Train-Em Has Hired You to Develop Training Materials for Their

question 44

Multiple Choice

We-Train-Em has hired you to develop training materials for their seminars.Your first assignment is to write a training manual that will assist new managers in designing an appropriate structure for their part of an organisation.Included in the manual will be information about the key questions that they must answer in deciding about the best organisational structure. One of the questions included in the training manual is,"To what degree are tasks subdivided into separate jobs?" This question addresses the issue of:

• A)formalisation
• B)work specialisation
• C)chain of command
• D)span of control

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Definitions:

Indirect Labor

The wages paid to employees who are not directly involved in the production of goods, such as supervisors and maintenance workers.

Product Cost

The total expense incurred in creating a product, including raw materials, labor, and overhead costs.

Period Cost

Expenses that are incurred to support business operations during a particular period, but are not directly tied to the production of goods or services.

Direct Cost

Expenses that can be directly traced to the production of specific goods or services, like raw materials or labor.