Gerardo’s department lost productivity this week when two employees failed to report to work as scheduled. Other employees had to do the missing employees’ work and were not able to completely do their regular jobs. What Gerardo’s department is experiencing is _______.
A. turnover
B. absenteeism
C. dissatisfaction
D. lack of effectiveness
E. slackness
B. absenteeism
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There are four key characteristics of a strong and effective board member. Which one is not such a characteristic?
a. The majority of the board members are outside members b. The majority of the board members are large owners of stock in the firm c. The majority of the board members are also operational managers d. The majority of the board members are members of a limited number of other boards
The first unit produced in a process takes 400 hours. As the number of units produced doubles, production time decreases by 20%. Using the arithmetic approach, calculate the production time for the 64th unit.
a. 320 hours b. 256 hours c. 105 hours d. 164 hours
Richard received his credit card bill and noticed an error. He wrote to the company the next week, pointing out the error in his bill. Under the law, what is the credit card's obligation once it receives Richard's letter?
Jared owns 100 acres of woodland. One day, he and Margie are hiking through Jared's woods and Margie finds a gold ring. The true owner is never discovered. Which of the following statements about this situation is correct?
A. Because the ring was found on Jared's property, he is probably entitled to keep it. B. Margie found the ring, and since the true owner is unknown the ring now belongs to her. C. By law, Margie needs to return the ring to the spot where she found it, just in case the true owner returns for it. D. The ring must be sold and the profit split evenly between Jared and Margie.