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WorksheetsChapter 18 Production of Goods and Services
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 17mins
You get your haircut
Good
Service
You buy your mother a flower from a flower shop
Good
Service
You take an airplane when you go on a trip
Good
Service
What does productivity mean?
productivity is how products are made
productivity is a measure of how many workers a business has
productivity measures efficiency
productivity measures effectiveness
Which of these isn't a method of improving productivity?
employing more staff
providing pay incentives
investing in up-to-date machinery
training staff
Which of the following statements is correct?
the level of production is the total number of goods produced per worker
productivity can be measured by output per worker in a given time period
increasing production leads to increased productivity
reducing productivity per worker will increase the number of workers
Labour productivity could be increased by all of the following except:
using more technologically advanced machines
increasing the amount of automation
improved training of workers
employing more workers to produce the same level of output
Which of the following is the best definition of 'an increase in efficiency'?
higher output levels than last year
lower total costs of production
fewer workers employed but output level remains the same
10% more workers employed and output also rises by 10%
Which one of the following is NOT a factor of production?
land
table
capital
enterprise
Which change will make a manufacturing company replace machines with labour to maintain the most efficient combination of factors of production?
The price of the product manufactured has increased
The productivity of labour has increased.
The productivity of machinery has increased.
The wages of labour have increased.
Productivity is profit.
True
False
What is it called when a company focuses on producing one type of good or service?
Specialization
Productivity
A way of doing something.
Efficiency
Input
Process
Output
Resources being used to make the output
Input
Productivity
Output
Process
Resources being produced, and it is the final product.
Input
Ouput
Process
Motivating employees is way to increase productivity.
True
False
_______ is a way to increase productivity.
Talking bad about an employee
Technology
Increase the price of a product
Breaking a larger task down into smaller tasks in order to get the job done.
Division of labor
productivity
effciency
An advantage of flat organization structure is:
There is a narrow span of control.
Communication is quicker.
There are more opportunities for promotion.
Work responsibilities are clear.
The relationship which shows who reports to whom in an organization is referred to as:
Chain of command
unity of command
span of control
hierarchy
The number of persons you have as your direct subordinates is referred to as
chain of command
unity of command
span of control
hierarchy
When the person receiving a message interprets it the same way the sender meant it, it is __________________ communication.
good
misunderstood
effective
confusing
which is a form of verbal communication?
presentation
business letter
Twitter post
Facebook post
what is the definition communication barriers?
obstacles that get in the way of clear communication
obstacles that get in the way of clear writing
obstacles that get in the way of clear blogging
obstacles that get in the way of clear tweeting
