True or False: Production runs can be scheduled in one or two shifts. A. True B. False 2. True or False: Hiring the Needed Complement will always eliminate a Second Shift. A. True B. False 3. True or False: Management should strive to increase Turnover. A. True B. False 4. True or False: Increasing Capacity tends to reduce the number of workers on Second Shift. A. True B. False 5. True or False: Increasing Training Hours tends to both increase and decrease the Needed Complement. A. True B. False 6. _________ are incurred when production runs increase and teams match hiring to Needed Complement. A. Separation costs B. Recruiting costs C. Overtime costs D. Training costs 7. Assuming the Productivity Index is greater than 100%, adding Overtime will ____________ the Productivity Index. A. Increase B. Decrease C. Not change 8. True or False: Worker training is entered by the dollar. A. True B. False 9. Teams _______________ Recruiting Costs if they wish. A. can eliminate all of their B. can eliminate half of their C. can eliminate all but the $1,000 base cost per new employee 10. . Generally, __________ will be incurred when production levels decrease and / or Automation levels increase. A. Training costs B. Recruiting costs C. Separation costs

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Answer:

1) True: Production runs can be scheduled in one or two shifts.

    - Production run is the process of producing units for a period of time. It can be scheduled in one or two shifts depending on the demand of products.

2) False:  Hiring the Needed Complement will always eliminate a Second Shift

      - Because it is possible that there is a shortage of employees in a shift. Remember that production runs can be scheduled in shifts even if they have they can manage in one shift.

3) False: Management should strive to increase Turnover

       - Turnover means the rate at which employess leave the company. No company wants to have high turnover rate because hiring is a lengthy and costly process.

4) True:  Increasing Capacity tends to reduce the number of workers on Second Shift

       - If the company hires new workers and add them in the first shift, it will reduce the no. of workers in the second shift.

5) False: Increasing Training Hours tends to both increase and decrease the Needed Complement.

     - Increasing training hours decrease the needed complement as workers after training have more knowledge and technical ability to do more work in less time.

6) B: Recruiting costs

7) B: Decrease

        - Since productivity index is already greater than 100%, adding overtime will decrease the productivity because overtime reduces job efficiency.

8) False: Worker training is entered by the dollar

      - Worker training is entered in hours.

9) C: Can eliminate all but the $1,000 base cost per new employee

   - They can reduce other expenses of hiring new employees like advertising expenses etc., but they can not reduce the basic minimum pay.

10) C: Separation costs

   - Separation costs are costs incurred by the company when it has to fire any of its employees. When production levels decrease and/or automation levels increase, the firm will have to fire its employees because the firm no longer need them, and will have to bear separation costs.

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