Some investment opportunities that should be accepted from the viewpoint of the entire company may be rejected by a manager who is evaluated on the basis of:

A) return on investment.
B) residual income.
C) contribution margin.
D) segment margin.

Departmental overhead rates applied on the basis of a single activity measure will eliminate any distortions in unit costs due to product diversity.

Venus is concerned about an unacceptable level of job dissatisfaction among a number of work teams in her organization. She has determined that the primary cause of the dissatisfaction is the uncertainty that exists among employees regarding what is expected of them. Based on this limited information, the most appropriate intervention would be

A) factor comparison.
B) role analysis technique.
C) job rotation.
D) role carve-out.
E) progressive discipline.

IBN has two manufacturing facilities, one in New York and one in Oklahoma. Marjorie has worked in the Oklahoma plant for 15 years assembling resistors. Her sister, Ellen, has worked at the same plant for 15 years also. Their brother, Hank, has worked there for 10 years in the same job as his sisters. Ellen transfers to the New York facility. Their salaries are now as follows: Marjorie-$12 per hour; Ellen-$19.50 per hour; Hank-$14 per hour. Is there a violation of the Equal Pay Act?

A) Yes, because Ellen's pay is higher than Marjorie's.
B) Yes, because Ellen and Hank receive more per hour than Marjorie.
C) Yes, because Hank's pay is higher than Marjorie's.
D) No, since they are different people with different personalities.

_______ systems are systems that adapt and evolve in the process of interacting with dynamic environments.

A) Contingency approaches
B) Normative theories
C) Socialized power orientations
D) Complex adaptive
E) Ethical climates

Voting rights are a characteristic of which type of stock?

A) Common but not preferred
B) Preferred but not common
C) Both common and preferred
D) Neither common nor preferred