Coercive Power

question 156

Multiple Choice

Coercive power

• A)is the ability to take something away or punish someone for noncompliance.
• B)is the ability to influence due to the possession of knowledge or skill.
• C)stems from the personal characteristics of the person such as the degree to which we respect and want to be like them.
• D)stems from one's organizational role or position.

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Definitions:

Total Direct Labor Cost Variance

The difference between the actual direct labor costs incurred and the standard or expected direct labor costs.

Direct Labor Costs

Direct labor costs are the total amounts paid to employees directly involved in production, such as wages for hours worked on manufacturing goods.

Total Direct Labor Cost Variance

The difference between the actual labor costs incurred and the standard labor costs expected for the actual level of production. It is used to measure efficiency in production processes.

Direct Labor

Direct Labor involves the wages paid to workers who are directly involved in the production of goods or the delivery of services, being a variable cost tied to production levels.