Answer:
The question is incomplete, below is the completed question:
A company had the following purchases and sales during its first year of operations:
January: Purchases 10 units at $120-sales 6 units
February: Purchases 20 units at $125-sales 5 units
May: Purchases 15 units at $130-sales 9 units
September: Purchases 12 units at $135-sales 8 units
November: Purchases 10 units at $140-sales 13 units
On December 31, there were 26 units remaining in ending inventory. Using the periodic FIFO inventory costing method, what is the cost of the ending inventory? (Assume all sales were made on the last day of the month.) Multiple Choice $3,405. $3,445. $3,200. $3,540. $3,270.
Answer:
The cost of ending inventory = $3,540
Explanation:
FIFO (First-in-first-out) inventory costing method is a costing method where the goods purchased first are sold first before those purchased at a later date.
In order to answer this question, let us first determine the total number of units of goods purchased during the year
Month units
January 10
February 20
May 15
September 12
November 10
Total 67
Therefore a total of 67 units were purchased during the year.
Next, we are told that the ending inventory balance = 26 units
Therefore the number of units sold during the year = Total purchase - ending inventory = 67 - 26 = 41
41 units were sold during the year.
using the FIFO inventory method, the units purchased first are sold out first therefore, out of the 41 units sold:
January = 10 units
February = 15 units
May = 11 units
Total = 41 units
This means that out of the 15 unit purchased in may, 11 units were sold, hence the number of units remaining = 15 - 11 = 4 units.
From this point up to November, forms the ending iniventory therefore, the the total ending inventory is calculated as follows:
Month units price per unit($) Total($)
May 4 130 520
September 12 135 1,620
November 10 140 1,400
Total 26 3,540
Therefore, the cost of ending inventory = $3,540
Milano Gallery purchases the copyright on an oil painting for $510,000 on January 1, 2017. The copyright legally protects its owner for 12 more years. The company plans to market and sell prints of the original for 19 years.
Requried:
Prepare entries to record the purchase of the copyright on January 1, 2017, and its annual amortization on December 31, 2017.
Answer:
See journal entries below.
Explanation:
The copy right is known as an intangible asset that is purchased to a business hence debited to factor in its purchase value while the bank is credited for the payment for the purchase.
Although the copyright is amortized for 12 years, the copyright protection expires after 12 years - which is the legal year irrespective of its plan to market and sell the painting for 19 years.
• Entries to record to record the purchase of copyrights on January 1, 2017.
Date
January 1,2017
Copyright Dr $510,000
Bank Cr $510,000
(Being purchase of 12 years painting copyrights)
• Annual amortization on December 31, 2017
December 31, 2017
Amortization Dr $42,500
Copyright Cr $42,500
(Being annual amortization cost on 12 years painting copyright)
Ten years ago, Kronan Corporation earned $0.50 per share. Its earnings this year were $2.20. What was the growth rate in earnings per share (EPS) over the 10-year period?
Answer:
The growth rate in earnings per share (EPS) is 15.97%
Explanation:
Assuming annual growth rate is r%, hence
$0.5 x (1 + r)^10 = $2.20
(1 + r)10 = $2.20 / $0.5
(1 + r)10 = $4.4
Taking 10th root at each side,
(1 + r)10 = $4.4
[tex]\sqrt[10]{1 + r}[/tex] = [tex]\sqrt[10]{4.4}[/tex]
1+r = 1.1597
r = 1.1597 - 1
r = 0.1597
r= 15.97%
Fresh Veggies, Inc. (FVI), purchases land and a warehouse for $410,000. In addition to the purchase price, FVI makes the following expenditures related to the acquisition: broker's commission, $21,000; title insurance, $1,100; and miscellaneous closing costs, $4,200. The warehouse is immediately demolished at a cost of $21,000 in anticipation of building a new warehouse. Determine the amount FVI should record as the cost of the land.
Answer:
$457,300
Explanation:
FVI purchased a land and warehouse at the cost of $410,000
The following expenditures were incurred
Broker's commission = $21,000
Title insurance= $1,100
Miscellaneous closing costs= $4,200
Demolition of the warehouse= $21,000
Therefore, the amount in which FVI should record as cost of the land can be calculated as follows
=$410,000+$21,000+$1,100+$4,200+$21,000
= $457,300
Hence the amount that FVI should record as the cost of the land is $457,300
3. “The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are two institutions that have outlived their usefulness”. Do you agree?
Answer:
“The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank"
Have they outlived their usefulness?
No.
The IMF and the World Bank have not outlived their usefulness. They remain very useful and relevant to our world today. The problem they have experienced stem in part from the neglect of their purposes, because of the near-absence of the grassroot touch. They can refocus on their purposes and reduce elitistism, and then they continue to be useful.
But, they cannot rediscover and concentrate on their purposes without the cooperation of member-countries. Recalcitrancy does not allow any organized institutions without police power to function at their best. Member-countries must learn to cooperate with these bodies to achieve their purposes. There is still global poverty ravaging the world population, even among the rich and developed countries of the world.
In most developing countries, their national governments are traditionally entrenched as anti-developmental. While they make long and meaningless speeches at world fora, back home they do not walk their talk and so often renege on their promises. This is why it seems that the impact of these world bodies are not being felt. National governments must be able to show responsibility to allow the effects of monetary policies and agreements to benefit the poor and the vulnerable.
Explanation:
The World Bank is an international body of the United Nations with about 189 member-countries. It works with developing countries to reduce poverty, increase access to wealth, and promote global prosperity. The IMF is responsible for ensuring that the international monetary system is operational and stable to ginger sustainable global economic growth.
4. Giving specific examples of global companies, discuss the following concepts which are contemporary issues of concern to Global Businesses: a) Corporate Social Responsibility b) Off-shoring c) Business Sustainability
Answer:
a) Corporate Social Responsibility
This is a type of international private business that is self-regulated which helps a company to become socially responsible, that is, giving back to the society through philanthropic activities which may include volunteer work or environmental activism.
b) Off-Shoring
Offshoring is simply taking advantage of difference in the cost of production or labor to relocate a business to another country in order to get cheaper labor for manufacturing operations.
Typically, it moves the production of materials from a country where such materials are expensive to another country where the materials are cheap in order to save costs.
c) Business Sustainability
This is simply taking care of all the major facets of a business in order to ensure that the success they have enjoyed in the past is sustained.
These facets could include management of social and economic demands to ensure optimal performance.
A business that is sustainable has a very little negative impact, rather it impacts its immediate environment positively.
In a task assignment situation, in how many different ways can five jobs be assigned to five machines if each job must be assigned to each machine and each machine must be assigned one job?
A. 5
B. 1
C. 3,125
D. 120
E. 25
Answer: D. 120
Explanation:
The first machine being assigned a job can be assigned one from 5 jobs.
Once that happens, the next machine can only be assigned from any one of 4 jobs.
The next machine, any one of 3 jobs.
The next machine, any one of 2 jobs.
The Last machine gets the last job remaining.
The different ways a job can be assigned therefore are;
= 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1
= 120
If the price of steel, an input into the production of automobiles, rises, and at the same time the price of gasoline rises, what will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of automobiles
Answer:
a decrease in equilibrium quantity
an indeterminate effect on equilibrium price.
Explanation:
An increase in the price of steel would raise the production cost of cars. as a result the supply curve would shift inwards or to the left. price would rise and quantity would fall.
A rise in the price of gasoline would increase the cost of fuelling one's car. As a result the demand for cars would fall. the demand curve would shift inward. Quantity and price would fall.
Taking these two effects together, there would be a decrease in equilibrium quantity but an indeterminate effect on equilibrium price.
Check the attached image for a diagram explaining the effects of these changes
Abey Kuruvilla, of Parkside Plumbing, uses 1,210 of a certain spare part that costs $26 for each order, with an annual holding cost of $24. a) Calculate the total cost for order sizes of 25, 40, 50, 60, and 100 (round your responses to two decimal places).
Answer:
Annual demand(D) = 1,210
Ordering cost(S) = $26
Annual holding cost (H) = $24
With the order quantity(Q) = 25,
Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost
= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]
= [(25/2)24] + [(1210/25)26]
= $300 + $1258.4
= $1558.4
With the order quantity(Q) = 40,
Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost
= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]
= [(40/2)24] + [(1210/40)26]
= $480 + $786.5
= $1266.5
With the order quantity(Q) = 50,
Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost
= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]
= [(50/2)24] + [(1210/50)26]
= $600 + $605
= $1205
With the order quantity(Q) = 60,
Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost
= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]
= [(60/2)24] + [(1210/60)26]
= $720 + $524.33
= $1244.33
With the order quantity(Q) = 100,
Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost
= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]
= [(100/2)24] + [(1210/100)26]
= $1200 + $314.6
= $1514.6
The Sherman Antitrust Act: Multiple Choice was passed in 1800. All of these statements are true. was actively used by President Roosevelt in the early 20th century. no longer applies to business practices today.
Answer: Was actively used by President Roosevelt in the early 20th century.
Explanation:
The Sherman Act of 1890 was a law passed by Congress to target monopolies in the United States. At the time, Trusts had been in existence. Trusts were in effect monopolies because they worked by getting the largest stockholders to transfer their stock to a single trust and get profits from all companies in the trust. This Trust would then in effect control the industry as a monopoly.
To combat this, the Sherman Act enabled the Federal Government to go against Trusts and dissolve them. This was good news to President Theodore Roosevelt who ruled from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt hated the anti-competitive tactics of the rich that ripped off the poor. He believed that this would bring about a revolution and he also hated them as the big corporations thought themselves above the law in his assessment.
Using the Sherman Act, he went against them with so much vigor that he earned the nickname, The Trust Buster. He started with a Trust controlled by J.P. Morgan called Northern Securities Company which was dissolved by the Supreme Court after the Attorney General under Roosevelt brought a suit against them.
A manager is attempting to assess the probability of a recession ending in the next six months and its impact on expected profitability. The manager believes there is a 75 percent chance the recession will end in six months and profits will return to $400 million. However, there is a 25 percent chance the recession will not end in six months, resulting in a $5 million loss. The expected profits over the next six months are:
Answer:
Expected profit = $298.75 million
Explanation:
To calculate the expected return or expected profits, we will simply multiply the probability of each event by the return expected in that event and take a sum the answers. Thus, the expected profit can be calculated as follows,
Expected profit = Probability of recession ending * Profit if recession ends + Probability of recession not ending * profit or loss if recession does not end
Expected profit = 0.75 * 400 + 0.25 * -5
Expected profit = $298.75 million
Which ratios measure the extent of a firm’s financing with debt relative to equity and its ability to cover interest and fixed charges?
Answer:
Debt to Equity ratio and Times Interest Earned (TIE) ratio
Explanation:
The Debt to Equity ratio measures the extent of a firm’s financing with debt relative to equity
Formulae :
Debt to Equity ratio = Total Debt ÷ Total Equity
The Times Interest Earned (TIE) ratio measures the ability of a firm ability to cover interest and fixed charges
Formulae :
Times Interest Earned (TIE) ratio = Earnings Before Interest and Tax ÷ Interest
Which of the following demonstrates a way that an organization can maximize profits?
a. Decreasing the quality of care
b. Reducing the cost of delivering care
c. Reducing the costs charged for services
d. All of the above
Answer:
b. Reducing the cost of delivering care
Explanation:
Not a lot of information is included, but some things apply to all types of businesses:
you can maximize profits by minimizing costs (this is a valid option).you cannot maximize your profits by lowering the quality of your products or services, since that will result in lost customers.reducing the costs charged for services will increase your profits only if it results in a larger increase in the quantity demanded, so this doesn't always apply.The term crowding-out effect refers to a situation in which a government _______________ results in ______________ interest rates, causing ______________ in private spending on investment and consumer durables.
Answer: Deficit; higher; a decrease
Explanation:
The term crowding-out effect refers to a situation in which a government deficit results in higher interest rates, causing a decrease in private spending on investment and consumer durables.
The Crowding-out effect is what happens when a Government increases its spending past its revenues and gets a budget deficit. In other to balance its books therefore it will borrow heavily.
If the Government is such a large one like the American Government or the British Government, the borrowing might be so large that it will have the effect of reducing the amount of loanable funds in the market thereby increasing the interest rates due to a reduced supply of loanable funds.
As there are now increased interest rates, it will be more expensive for companies to borrow to spend on investment or for consumers to spend on durables. It will have the effect of crowding out the private sector.
AAA Manufacturing Inc, makes a product with the following costs per unit: Direct materials $150 Direct labor $90 Manufacturing overhead (variable) $60 Manufacturing overhead (fixed) $120 Marketing costs $85 What would be the inventoriable cost per unit under variable costing and what would it be under absorption costing?
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Direct materials $150
Direct labor $90
Manufacturing overhead (variable) $60
Manufacturing overhead (fixed) $120
The absorption costing method includes all costs related to production, both fixed and variable. The unit product cost is calculated using direct material, direct labor, and total unitary manufacturing overhead.
The variable costing method incorporates all variable production costs (direct material, direct labor, and variable overhead).
Variable costing:
Unitary production cost= 150 + 90 + 60= $300
Absorption costing:
Unitary production cost= 300 + 120= $420
Hannah is the owner of a party store. Last year, her total revenue was $145,000, her rent was $12,000, her labor costs were $65,000, and her overhead expenses were $15,000. If she could earn $53,000 working for another party store nearby, we know that her economic profit was
Answer:
$433,900
Explanation:
The computation of the capitalized cost of the land is shown below:-
Capitalized cost of the land = Purchase price + Demolition of building + Title insurance + Attorney fee + Property taxes covered during the period - Scrap value from the building
= $420,000 + $12,000 + $900 + ($3,000 - $500) - $1,500
= $420,000 + $12,000 + $900 + $2,500 - $1,500
= $435,400 - $1,500
= $433,900
Describe various ways that knowledge management systems could help firms with sales and marketing or with manufacturing and production.
Answer:
Please see explanation below.
Explanation:
Knowledge management system is a system that allows sales people have quick and right information about a company's value proposition without having to wait for feedback from team members or someone else in the company. An advantage of knowledge management system is the ability to train many employees remotely or places where they may be needed.
Various ways ways that knowledge management system could help sales and marketing.
•Getting sales people on the same page. A company's sales team should understand the value propositions of their firm and how such values distinct them from the competitors. Each sales member should be acquitted with the knowledge management system which provides an easily accessible place for the company's value proposition. It also means that the values should readily be known and understood by everyone and are able to apply them according to how situations demands.
• Allowing to refine and deliver a better training process. This explain that knowledge management system can assist in terms of tracking questions frequently asked by sales people , contents mostly assessed by them and activities often carried out by top sales person that bring about the best result. All the information gathered including possible answers and training contents can then be loaded into the knowledge management system to help train new hires.
• Helping to track valuable insights and information. Prospects and customers usually give useful feed back which can assist a sales team and sales representative handles future sales opportunities. It is not enough capturing these information on the knowledge management system, they should be properly organized and accessible for other team members to benefit .
• Making it easier for sales and marketing to help each other. An important part of marketing team's task is to understand the challenges faced by the target audience and the questions prospects commonly ask so as to create relevant contents for them and also upload them on the knowledge management system portal. Such information should be often accessed by the team and then take better advantage of it.
Other areas knowledge management system could help sales and marketing are assistance with sales trend, high level decisions with regards to product orders, price negotiations . etc
Your grandfather has great faith in bonds and has heard about some "high yield bonds" that are available. He has asked you for your opinion. What advice will you give him?
Answer: That they are risky
Explanation:
Bonds tend to give a low return compared to other investments such as stocks which is because they offer a constant payout. However even with bonds there will still be those that promise a higher return than the others and this is because they are riskier.
Bonds are debt instruments which means that the rate they pay is directly related to the risk attached. This is because the interest payment is meant to compensate you for the risk you are taking by getting that bond.
If the yield/return is high it would therefore follow that the risk Is high as well. Your Grandfather should therefore be aware of this risk before investing because riskier bonds might not pay back.
assume that autonomous consumption is $1610 billion and disposable income is $11,200 billion. Using the consumption function, calculate consumption expenditure
Answer: $9,226
Explanation;
The consumption function is;
Consumption = Autonomous consumption + (Marginal Propensity to consume * Disposable income)
Marginal Propensity to Consume;
=Increase in consumption expenditure/ Increase in Disposable income
= 680/1,000
= 0.68
Consumption = Autonomous consumption + (Marginal Propensity to consume * Disposable income)
= 1,610 + ( 0.68 * 11,200)
= $9,226
The Treasury bill rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 7%.
Project Beta Internal rate of return %
P 1.0 14
Q 0 6
R 2.0 18
S 0.4 7
T 1.6 20
Required:
a. What are the project costs of capital for new ventures with betas of 0.75 and 1.75?
b. Which of the following capital investments have positive NPVs?
1. P
2. Q
3. R
4. S
5. T
Answer:
the answer is going to be 3. R
Lawrence Industries' most recent annual dividend was $2.28 per share (D0=$2.28), and the firm's required return is 13%. Find the market value of Lawrence's shares when dividends are expected to grow at 8% annually for 3 years, followed by a 7% constant annual growth rate in years 4 to infinity.
Answer:
Value of stock = $41.75
Explanation:
The price of a stock using the dividend valuation model is the present value of the the future dividend expected from the stock discounted at the required rate of return.
value of dividend from year 1 to 3
Year Present Value
1 2.28× 1.08^1 × 1.13^(1-) = 2.179
2 2.28× 1.08^2 × 1.13^(-2) = 2.083
3. 2.28 × 1.08^3 × 1.13^(-3)= 1.991
Present value of Dividend in Year 4 and beyond
This will be done in two steps
Step 1 :PV in year 3 terms
= Dividend in year 4× (1.06)/(0.1-0.06)
2.28 × 1.08^3 × 1.07/(0.13-0.07)= 51.220
step 2 : PV in year 0 terms =
PV in year 3 × 1.1^(-3)
=51.220 × 1.13^(-3)= 35.498
Value of stock = 2.179 +2.083 +1.991 + 35.498 = 41.75
Value of stock = $41.75
The production department is proposing the purchase of an automatic insertion machine. They have identified 3 machines and have asked the accountant to analyze them to determine the best average rate of return.
Machine A Machine B Machine C
Estimated Average Income $45,192.56 $64,695.00 $60,929.70
Average Investment $322,804.00 $215,650.00 $406,198.00
Select the correct answer.
a) Machine B or C
b) Machine A
c) Machine C
d) Machine B
Answer:
Option D is correct
Machine B is the best investment
Explanation:
The accounting rate of return is the average annual income expressed as a percentage of the average investment.
The simple rate of return can be calculated using the two formula below:
Accounting rate of return =
Annual operating income/Average investment × 100
To determine the the machine with the best return,we would compute the average annual return of all of the machines and then choose the machine with the highest return
This is done as follows:
Machine Working s Average annul rate
A 45,192.56/322,804.00 × 100 = 14.0%
B 64,695.00/215,650.00 × 100= 30.0%
C 60,929.70/406,198.00× 100 = 15.0%
Machine B is the best investment
Alternate Outputs from One Day's Labor Input: USA: 12 bushels of wheat or 3 yards of textiles. India: 3 bushels of wheat or 12 yards of textiles. From the data, the USA:________.
a) has an absolute advantage over India in the production of wheat.
b) should export textiles to India.
c) has an absolute advantage over India in the production of textiles.
d) has a comparative advantage in the production of textiles.
Answer: a) has an absolute advantage over India in the production of wheat.
Explanation:
When a country is said to have an Absolute advantage in the production of a commodity, it means that they can produce more of that commodity than the country being compared to given the same amount of resources, all else being equal.
Given one day's labor input, the US can produce 12 bushels of wheat while India can only manage 3 bushels. The United States therefore has an Absolute advantage in the production of Wheat than India.
Usually, the decision to notify parties outside the client’s organization regarding noncompliance with laws and regulations is the responsibility of the
Answer:
Management
Explanation:
Sometimes in the course of discharging his duties, an auditor might discover a case of non-compliance with laws and regulations. In such situations, he is expected to report the issue to the governing body or management of the organization who in turn notify parties outside the client's organization. This might imply reporting to the appropriate law enforcement agencies who now investigate the matter.
The auditor should ensure that he is keeping to the code of confidentiality before proceeding on such a case. The management is expected to review the report to determine if the action was indeed non-compliant with the laws before proceeding on the next call of action.
The cities of Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, located on opposite sides of the Tampa Bay, are associated with what manufacturing industry
Answer:
The cities of Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, are associated with the electronics and stationary manufacturing industry. For example office equipment, electronics, and optical products are manufactured in great quantities in both cities.
Explanation:
You short-sell 100 shares of Tuckerton Trading Co., now selling for $44 per share. What is your maximum possible gain, ignoring transactions cost
Answer:
$4,400
Explanation:
Calculation for the maximum possible gain, ignoring transactions cost
Using this formula
Maximum possible gain = Sale proceeds - Cost of purchasing the share
Let plug in the formula
Maximum possible gain = (100 shares *$44 per shares)- (100 shares *0) = 14000
Maximum possible gain=$4,400-0
Maximum possible gain=$4,400
Therefore the maximum possible gain, ignoring transactions cost will be $4,400
The following information describes the production activities of Mercer Manufacturing for the year.
Actual direct materials used 28,000 lbs. at $4.90 per lb.
Actual direct labor used 8,650 hours for a total of $174,730
Actual units produced 51,600
The budgeted standards for each unit produced are 0.50 pounds of direct material at $6.85 per pound and 10 minutes of direct labor at $21.20 per hour.
1. Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances. Do not round intermediate calculations.
2. Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable. Do not round intermediate calculations.
Answer:
Actual Quantity = 28,000
Actual Price = 4.90
Standard Quantity = 25,800
Standard Price = 4.85
1)a. Direct Material Price variance = (Standard price – Actual Price)*Actual Quantity
= (4.85 - 4.90) * 28,000
= $1,400 U
b. Direct Material Quantity variance = (Standard Quantity – Actual Quantity)*Standard price
= (51,600*0.5 - 28,000)*4.85
= $10,670 U
2) a. Direct Labor Rate Variance = (Standard Rate – Actual Rate)*Actual Hours
= (21.20 - 20.2) * 8,650
= $8,650 F
b. Direct Labor Efficiency variance = (Standard Hours – Actual Hours)*Standard rate
= (51,600*1/6 - 8,650) * 21.20
= $1,060 U
Use the following information to determine the break-even point in sales dollars:
Unit sales 51,600 Units
Dollar sales $516,000
Fixed costs $206,000
Variable costs $193,500
$206,000.
$116,500.
$186,400.
$329,600.
$516,000.
Answer:
$329,600
Explanation:
The computation of break-even point is shown below:-
But before that first we need to compute the following calculations
Total contribution margin ratio = Sales - Variable cost
= $516,000 - $193,500
= $322,500
Contribution margin in percentage = Total Contribution Margin ÷ Total Sales
= $322,500 ÷ $516,000
= 62.50%
Now,
Break-even point = Total fixed cost ÷ Contribution margin in percentage
= $206,000 ÷ 62.50%
= $329,600
Jax Recording Studio purchased $8,200 in electronic components from Music World. Jax signed a 90-day, 10% promissory note for $8,200. Music World's journal entry to record the sales transaction is:
Answer:
World's journal entry to record the sales transaction is:
Note Receivable ; Jax Recording Studio $8,200 (debit)
Sales Revenue $8,200 (credit)
Explanation:
Music World is the seller and must recognize Revenue following the sale.The Revenue is initially recognized at the value of sale of $8,200. Music World must also recognize an Asset on the promissory note signed to the value of $8,200.
Costs which can be eliminated in whole or in part if a particular business segment is discontinued are called:
Answer:
Avoidable costs
Explanation:
An avoidable cost is defined as one that an entity will not incur if a particular activity is not undertaken.
In business operations avoidable costs are usually variable costs. These are costs that vary or change in the cost of production. For example wages, cost of raw materials, and labour. These can be avoided depending on business needs.
Costs that are not avoidable are fixed cost. For example rent, insurance, and utilities.
These costs are paid wether production occurs or not.
The Big Five Personality refers to the structures and propensities of people that explain their patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior. Although there are literally thousands of traits that can be used to describe an individual's personality, most traits reflect one of five broad dimensions or factors of personality: conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness to experience, and extraversion. It is especially useful for managers to understand the personality traits of their employees since these traits often have important implications for workplace attitudes and behaviors, such as performance and commitment. The following activity takes you through the thought process of a manager trying to hire a new sales associate based on personality assessments of the candidates. Imagine that you are a midlevel manager at a paper company and you are in the process of hiring a new sales associate. So far, you have scheduled interviews with three potential candidates. You just concluded your first interview and want to spend some time reflecting on the notes you took. In particular, you want to make sure that you have a solid grasp of each candidate's personality traits since you know how important that can be on the job. Read through the notes and classify them according to the Big Five Taxonomy of personality. Conscientiousness Agreeableness Neuroticism Took Initiative Openness to Experience Cold Hardworking Extraversion
Answer and Explanation:
Please find attachments
The big five taxonomy of personality refers to the "Big five" personality traits believed to be the traits on which many different personalities of people revolve. They include:extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.
In the example above, based on the manager's interview with Cynthia. The manager can understand her personality by classifying using the big five personality traits based on information gathered from her and recommendations:
Cynthia took initiative: this falls under openness which are people who are creative and adventurous and like to learn new things
Cynthia could be hardworking: this falls under conscientiousness characterized by people who are generally organized and careful about things
Cynthia follows procedures: this falls under agreeableness which is the tendency to be trust and be cooperative
Cynthia seemed nervous: this falls under neuroticism which is the tendency for one to be emotionally unstable and usually have mood swings, anxiety or be sad
Cynthia was described as cold: this is also fall under neuroticism as Cynthia could be depressed
