Question 1

Most annual budgets are projections for the following year based on the previous year's budget.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Time studies are supposed to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjective. 
B)  Scientific. 
C)  Objective. 
D)  The best method of assessment. 
A)  Subjective. 
B)  Scientific. 
C)  Objective. 
D)  The best method of assessment.

Question 3

Inventory control means maintaining quality standards for products and services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What costs does the operating budget project? Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

The operating budget projects the day-to

Question 5

Feedback controls are the most widely used category of controls at the supervisory level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Ron is establishing a preventative maintenance program at his work where machines are serviced on a regular schedule to prevent breakdowns in the future. This is an example of which time factor control mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feedforward 
B)  Concurrent 
C)  Feedback 
D)  Retroactive 
A)  Feedforward 
B)  Concurrent 
C)  Feedback 
D)  Retroactive

Question 7

When top management issues an order to cut costs across the board, supervisors should stop buying supplies and eliminate preventive maintenance programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

At Best Facilities Inc., industrial engineers were brought to the assembly line to observe production and to identify ways to improve, eliminate, change, or combine steps to make the job easier and faster. This is an example of what type of study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concurrent study 
B)  Control study 
C)  Motion study 
D)  Time study 
A)  Concurrent study 
B)  Control study 
C)  Motion study 
D)  Time study

Question 9

For control mechanisms to work effectively, they need to be understandable, timely, suitable, economical, indicational, and flexible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

While reviewing quality control reports, Jasper looks most closely at performance areas that are significantly higher or lower than what is normally reported. This example demonstrates use of

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal observation 
B)  Sampling 
C)  Spot checking 
D)  The exception principle 
A)  Personal observation 
B)  Sampling 
C)  Spot checking 
D)  The exception principle

Question 11

Examples of feedback control include measurement of the quality and quantity of units produced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is managerial control?

Accepted Answer

Managerial control is one of the four fu

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that a supervisor looks for when choosing one standard over another as a strategic control point?

Accepted Answer

A)  It should be timely. 
B)  It should permit economical observation. 
C)  It should not require written reports and data collection. 
D)  It should provide for comprehensive control. 
A)  It should be timely. 
B)  It should permit economical observation. 
C)  It should not require written reports and data collection. 
D)  It should provide for comprehensive control.

Question 14

If effective feedforward controls have been implemented, there is no need for concurrent controls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Supervisors who play a key role in cost reduction usually do so with the help of their employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Feedback controls are essentially useless because they're providing feedback too late, when the acts have already taken place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A firm should never be willing to share financial information with employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are some characteristics of effective controls?

Accepted Answer

Effective controls n

Question 19

If controls are confusing, the supervisor should devise new controls that meet the departmental needs and are understandable to everyone who uses them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If a cost-cutting order comes down from top management, the supervisor's best response is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Look for places to reduce expenses with the help of the employees. 
B)  Hold "pep rallies" with employees. 
C)  Stop buying any supplies. 
D)  Follow the directive halfheartedly. 
A)  Look for places to reduce expenses with the help of the employees. 
B)  Hold "pep rallies" with employees. 
C)  Stop buying any supplies. 
D)  Follow the directive halfheartedly.

Most annual budgets are projections for the following year based on the previous year's budget.

Time studies are supposed to be:

Inventory control means maintaining quality standards for products and services.

What costs does the operating budget project? Provide examples.

Feedback controls are the most widely used category of controls at the supervisory level.

Ron is establishing a preventative maintenance program at his work where machines are serviced on a regular schedule to prevent breakdowns in the future. This is an example of which time factor control mechanism?

When top management issues an order to cut costs across the board, supervisors should stop buying supplies and eliminate preventive maintenance programs.

At Best Facilities Inc., industrial engineers were brought to the assembly line to observe production and to identify ways to improve, eliminate, change, or combine steps to make the job easier and faster. This is an example of what type of study?

For control mechanisms to work effectively, they need to be understandable, timely, suitable, economical, indicational, and flexible.

While reviewing quality control reports, Jasper looks most closely at performance areas that are significantly higher or lower than what is normally reported. This example demonstrates use of

Examples of feedback control include measurement of the quality and quantity of units produced.

What is managerial control?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that a supervisor looks for when choosing one standard over another as a strategic control point?

If effective feedforward controls have been implemented, there is no need for concurrent controls.

Supervisors who play a key role in cost reduction usually do so with the help of their employees.

Feedback controls are essentially useless because they're providing feedback too late, when the acts have already taken place.

A firm should never be willing to share financial information with employees.

What are some characteristics of effective controls?

If controls are confusing, the supervisor should devise new controls that meet the departmental needs and are understandable to everyone who uses them.

If a cost-cutting order comes down from top management, the supervisor's best response is to:

Supervising in Uncertain Times

The Managerial Functions

Communication: the Key to Effective Supervisory Management

Principles of Motivation

Solving Problems: Decision Making and the Supervisor

Positive Discipline

Supervisory Planning

Supervisory Principles for Organizing

The Supervisors Role in Preparing Employees for Success

Supervisory Leadership and the Management of Change

Managing Work Groups: Teamwork, Morale and Counseling

Supervising a Diverse Workforce

Performance Management

Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace

Filters

Exam 13: Fundamentals of Controlling

Most annual budgets are projections for the following year based on the previous year's budget.

Time studies are supposed to be:

Inventory control means maintaining quality standards for products and services.

What costs does the operating budget project? Provide examples.

Feedback controls are the most widely used category of controls at the supervisory level.

Ron is establishing a preventative maintenance program at his work where machines are serviced on a regular schedule to prevent breakdowns in the future. This is an example of which time factor control mechanism?

When top management issues an order to cut costs across the board, supervisors should stop buying supplies and eliminate preventive maintenance programs.

At Best Facilities Inc., industrial engineers were brought to the assembly line to observe production and to identify ways to improve, eliminate, change, or combine steps to make the job easier and faster. This is an example of what type of study?

For control mechanisms to work effectively, they need to be understandable, timely, suitable, economical, indicational, and flexible.

While reviewing quality control reports, Jasper looks most closely at performance areas that are significantly higher or lower than what is normally reported. This example demonstrates use of

Examples of feedback control include measurement of the quality and quantity of units produced.

What is managerial control?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that a supervisor looks for when choosing one standard over another as a strategic control point?

If effective feedforward controls have been implemented, there is no need for concurrent controls.

Supervisors who play a key role in cost reduction usually do so with the help of their employees.

Feedback controls are essentially useless because they're providing feedback too late, when the acts have already taken place.

A firm should never be willing to share financial information with employees.

What are some characteristics of effective controls?

If controls are confusing, the supervisor should devise new controls that meet the departmental needs and are understandable to everyone who uses them.

If a cost-cutting order comes down from top management, the supervisor's best response is to:

Supervising in Uncertain Times

The Managerial Functions

Communication: the Key to Effective Supervisory Management

Principles of Motivation

Solving Problems: Decision Making and the Supervisor

Positive Discipline

Supervisory Planning

Supervisory Principles for Organizing

The Supervisors Role in Preparing Employees for Success

Supervisory Leadership and the Management of Change

Managing Work Groups: Teamwork, Morale and Counseling

Supervising a Diverse Workforce

Performance Management

Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace

Filters