Which of the following best describes bureaucratic control?

A) It refers to the controls that influence behaviour through norms and expectations set by the organizational culture.
B) It refers to the influence of market competition on the behaviour of organizations and their members.
C) It involves the use of authority, policies, procedures, job descriptions, budgets, and day-to-day supervision to make sure that people act in harmony with organizational interests.
D) It refers to the control that is implemented when capable people have a clear sense of the organizational mission, know their goals, and have the resources necessary to do their jobs well.
E) It refers to the existence of participative organizational cultures in which everyone treats each other with respect and consideration.

McBride's Dairy has 200 gallons of cream and 600 gallons of skimmed milk and has incurred $1,000 of joint costs at the split-off point. The amount of this cost that will be allocated to skimmed milk using the physical units method is

A) $1,000
B) $750
C) $250
D) $0

According to the E-SIGN Act:

A) diverse areas such as database contracts,software licensing agreements,customized software formulation,and the rights to multimedia commodities are covered.
B) the participants must concur on the use of an electronic medium to create their contractual relationship.
C) e-contracts that are entered into over the Internet will be valid,provided that the parties to the e-contract have agreed that electronic signatures will be used.
D) an e-contract,even if it cannot be duplicated and stored,will have the same validity as a paper contract.

If the actual hourly rate is greater than the standard hourly rate, the labor rate variance is labeled unfavorable (U).

All of the following are requirements for successfully changing organizational culture except:

A) understanding the old culture
B) living the new culture
C) using the most effective subculture in the organization as an example
D) attacking culture head-on