Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 18 June 2024

Alex is a line manager in the cost accounting department of Lucy pic.

This means that Alex has line authority…?

Select ONE answer:

1. Over a subordinate down the chain of command
2. To give specialist advice, but not the right to insist the advice is followed
3. Over a project team’s function
4. In certain areas over another department

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 1

1. Correct – Line authority refers to the relationship that exists between a manager and his/her direct staff and occurs in most organisations. This line runs in an uninterrupted series of steps and is based on the scalar chain principle of hierarchy in which there is a clear line of authority from the top of the organisation to the bottom. Essentially, the scalar chain is used to implement decision-making and the issue of instructions.
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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