In Timpte Industries v. Gish, where Gish was hurt when he fell off the top of a truck, the Texas Supreme Court held the top of the truck was defectively designed as it was unsafe for workers who needed to be on top of the truck
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Sanaa recently made partner at her law firm, and she is rewarding herself with the purchase of the new car. She told a coworker, "The Volvo has nine airbags but the Cadillac drives so smoothly." Sanaa is currently in which stage of the purchase decision process?
A. postpurchase evaluation B. problem recognition C. alternative evaluation D. information search E. purchase decision
When evaluating the six-step decision making process, what occurs during the solution implementation step?
A. Definition of the problem as clearly and precisely as possible. B. The solution that best solves the problem is selected. C. Details of every solution possible including ideas that seem farfetched. D. The process will begin again if the decisions made were incorrect.
Jobs designed by scientific management:
A. included tasks that were designed in a manner that a worker is required to deliberate. B. were too narrow and limited in the number of tasks and activities assigned to each worker. C. consisted of different activities to overcome the boredom of overspecialized work. D. required workers to calibrate and define each task carefully.
Kingston Manufacturing has 27,000 labor hours available for producing X and Y. Consider the following information: Product X Product YRequired labor time per unit (hours) 2 3 Maximum demand (units) 6,000 8,000 Contribution margin per unit$5 $6 Contribution margin per labor hour$2.50 $2 If Kingston follows proper managerial accounting practices, how many units of Product X should it produce?
A. 8,000. B. 1,500. C. 4,500. D. 5,000. E. 6,000.