People ignore messages that do not interest them. This is called
a. cognitive dissonance
b. selective attention
c. assimilation/contrast
d. perceptual distortion
e. consequence aversion
B
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Made Well Tool, Inc., a manufacturer of cutting tools, divided its manufacturing process into two Departments - Machining and Finishing. The estimated overhead costs for the Machining and Finishing departments amounted to $400,000 and $1,000,000, respectively. The company produces two types of tools - Standard and Deluxe. The total estimated labor hours for the year were 4,000, and total estimated machine hours were 2,000. The Machining department is mechanized, whereas the Finishing department is labor oriented. Calculate departmental predetermined overhead allocation rates.
One way employees learn about organizational culture is ______.
A. skill B. abilities C. knowledge D. symbols
The Ohio State researchers argue that leaders
a. are most effective when they are high on consideration and low on initiating structure b. are most effective when they are high on initiating structure and low on consideration c. are most effective when they are “High-High”: high on both consideration and initiating structure d. are most effective when they are “Low-Low”: low on both consideration and initiating structure
Given the information in Table 10.1 and 15 percent cost of capital,
(a) compute the net present value. (b) should the project be accepted? What will be an ideal response?