Day: July 15, 2024

Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 15 July 2024

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Lucy has joined the finance department of a local business.

Her early impressions of the organisation are that its management belong to the ‘classical school’ because of their adherence to the concept of unity of command.

This means that in general the management believe that….?

Select ONE answer:

  1. A subordinate should receive orders from only one manager
  2. There should be only one manager of each activity
  3. Authority should flow down a single chain of command
  4. Work should be specialised into single tasks

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 – Unity of command means that any employee should have to report to, or receive orders from, only one manager. ‘Unity of direction’ is the principle that there should be only one manager of each activity (2).
  2. Not correct
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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