A disadvantage of the centralized organization is that it: lengthens response times by those closest to the market conditions because they must seek approval for their actions. does not encourage responsibility among lower-level managers and rank-and-file employees. discourages lower-level managers and rank-and-file employees from exercising any initiative. diverts authority away from those closest to, and most knowledgeable about, the situation for actions. results in higher-level managers being unaware of actions taken by empowered personnel under their supervision.

One question from a survey was "how many credit cards do you currently have? " the results of the survey are provided. complete parts (a) through (g) below. click the icon to view the survey results. (a) determine the mean number of credit cards based on the raw data. the mean is 3.113.11 credit cards. (type an integer or a decimal. do not round.) (b) determine the standard deviation number of credit cards based on the raw data. the standard deviation is 1.9111.911 credit cards. (round to three decimal places as needed.) (c) determine a probability distribution for the random variable, x, the number of credit cards issued to an individual. x (# of cards) p(x) x (# of cards) p(x) 1 0.280.28 6 nothing 2 nothing 7 nothing 3 nothing 8 nothing 4 nothing 9 nothing 5 nothing 10 nothing (type integers or decimals. do not round.)

Bmw receives data transmitted by each new vehicle it sells to employees understand how customers use the products and when service may be needed. this use of technology aids in bmw's efforts to interact in an ongoing basis with its customers.

In january, knox company requisitions raw materials for production as follows: job 1 $915, job 2 $1,590, job 3 $771, and general factory use $704. during january, time tickets show that the factory labor of $6,300 was used as follows: job 1 $2,344, job 2 $1,711, job 3 $1,554, and general factory use $691. prepare the job cost sheets for each of the three jobs.