Responsibility for the fixed overhead volume variance is
A) not assigned because fixed overhead costs do not change with activity changes.
B) usually assigned to the production department.
C) usually assigned to top management.
D) usually assigned to the planning department.
E) none of these.
B
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A) traditional telephone interviews B) computer-assisted telephone interviewing C) personal in-home interviews D) mall-intercept personal interviews E) computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI)
The double-entry system
A) requires that each transaction be recorded with at least one debit and one credit. B) requires that the total amount of the debits must always equal the total amount of the credits. C) is based on the principle of duality. D) All of these choices.
Describe how high-performance work systems (HPWSs) can create competitive advantage for an organization.
What will be an ideal response?
A common characteristic of a centralized organization is
A. democratic decision making. B. decision making by a few top-level managers. C. a flat span of management. D. placing decision making near the workplace. E. authority placed at lower levels.