1. Which statement about leaders and managers is most likely false?

"In the context of goal-setting theory, _____ is information about the quality or quantity of past performance and indicates whe

Bad White [126]

Answer: performance feedback

Explanation: Feedback on performance is a process of communication. It should be continuous as improvements are made on the basis of information exchanged between the manager and the subordinates. Regular follow-up dialogue should be in place to determine success.

Feedback is structured to see where things go right and where they go wrong. This suggests that leaders may need to be vigilant while they develop new behaviors and conquer the learning curves of new skills.

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3 years ago

Please think of one example of a product that you use on a regular basis for which some of the cost of production or consumption

Lelu [443]

Answer and explanation:

Externalized costs are costs that the society pays that are generated by producers and the consumers of the product. The common example is the use of petrol. If I own a car and I don't like riding bicyle for smaller distances, this means the Carbon dioxie emission caused due to me have to be born by the society. This means that the net effect would be a loss to society caused by the usage of products that are injurious to our ecosystem.

UK has targeted to achieve zero Carbon dioxide emission by 2050, which shows their commitment to social responsibility and we keep dumping things in the oceans because nobody acknowlegdes the damage caused by using plastic made products and also not recycling it. After plastic into the oceans the marine life suffers. The Carbon Dioxide emission is one of the main reasons why the glaciers are melting and many animals are dying annually. We unaware with our responsibilities to our society and love profits no matter if someone dies or get harmed by the operations of the company or using products that have greater externalized costs.

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2 years ago

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Valotic Tech Inc. sells electronics over the Internet. The Consumer Products Division is organized as a cost center. The budget

Tcecarenko [31]

Answer:

Total Over budget = $112370

Total Under Budget= $ 56062

Explanation:

Valotic Tech Inc.

Budget Performance Report—Director, Consumer Products Division

For the Month Ended January 31, 2016

Budget Actual (Over) Under Budget

Customer service salaries $546,840 $602,350 (55,510)

Insurance & property taxes 114,660 110,240 4420

Distribution salaries 872,340 861,200 11,140

Marketing salaries 1,028,370 1,085,230 (56,860)

Engineer salaries 836,850 820,008 16842

Warehouse wages 586,110 562,632 23478

Equipment depreciation 183,792 183,610 182

Total $4,168,962 $4,225,270 (56308)

Total Over budget = $112370

Total Under Budget= $ 56062

Over budget means that the amount is spent more than the amount budgeted.

The Customer service salaries and Marketing salaries are over budgeted and the the director is expected to request supplemental reports of these to analyze where the amount has been overspent.

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3 years ago

Which statement describes the word “iterative”?

IrinaVladis [17]

Answer:

D.

Explanation:

The word 'iterative' is derived from the Latin word 'iterare', which means 'to repeat.'

Iterative is a term used to define a process of repetition to attain the desired outcome. It is a repetitive process performed to improve or do better than before.

The statement that correctly defines the term 'iterative' is option D. The statement talks about working in cycles (repetition) to get a desired result of (refined product).

Therefore, option D is correct.

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2 years ago

the difference between the actual quanity and the standard quanity, multiplied by the standard price is the

dalvyx [7]

Answer: Direct materials quantity variance.

Explanation:

Direct Material quantity variance is the difference between the actual quantity of materials used in production and the standard quantity that was supposed to be used, multiplied by the standard price of the material.

It is a method that checks the company's efficiency is being able to use raw materials to produce goods. If the Actual quantity needed is greater than the Standard quantity, this will be considered an Unfavorable Variance and mean that the company was not efficient in using the materials.

Causes of this can be low quality of materials and inadequate employee training.

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3 years ago