The concept that an individual should directly report to only one superior is known as:
a. span of control
b. unity of command
c. division of labor
d. the scalar principle
e. workplace teams
b. unity of command
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The following set of items describes activities completed by a company in collecting cash for merchandise sales. For each activity, identify whether or not the activity adheres to or violates sound internal control procedures. An employee from the accounting department compares the control list and the cash register tapes with the bank deposit slip
a. Adheres to sound internal control procedures b. Violates sound internal control procedures c. Neither strengthens nor violates internal control
Use the following information about the current year's operations of a company to calculate the cash paid for merchandise. Cost of goods sold$229,000?Merchandise inventory, January 1 57,800?Merchandise inventory, December 31 60,100?Accounts payable, January 1 57,100?Accounts payable, December 31 62,800?
A. $221,000. B. $237,000. C. $225,600. D. $229,000. E. $232,400.
Refer to the data given for production and shipping costs for Auto Parts, Inc. Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver. (Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints—except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables—should be set as an equal-to (=) sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.) At the optimum solution, demand in which market can be met only by producing in all three production areas?
a. Naples
b. Paris
c. Amsterdam
d. both Naples and Paris
________ is defined as the process of altering employee behavior and attitudes in a way that increases the probability of goal attainment.
A. Organizing B. Controlling C. Planning D. Training