Sharon, an hr manager, is considering methods of job analysis to introduce at her organization in order to improve the process of writing job descriptions. one option she is considering is the position analysis questionnaire (paq). which of the following statements best explains a drawback of the paq that would be relevant to her objectives? 1) this method considers only the inputs of a work process, ignoring the outputs 2) this method relies on fixed job titles and narrow task descriptions. 3) this method cannot be used to compare dissimilar jobs. 4) this method allows people with very basic reading skills to fill out the questionnaire

Laval produces lamps and home lighting fixtures. its most popular product is a brushed aluminum desk lamp. this lamp is made from components shaped in the fabricating department and assembled in the assembly department. information related to the 22,000 desk lamps produced annually follows.direct materials $280,000direct labor fabricating department (8,000 dlh × $24 per dlh) $192,000assembly department (16,600 dlh × $26 per dlh) $431,600machine hours fabricating department $15,200mhassembly department $20,850mhexpected overhead cost and related data for the two production departments follow.fabricating assemblydirect labor hours 150,000dlh 295,000dlhmachine hours 161,000mh 128,000mhoverhead cost $400,000 430,000required1. determine the plantwide overhead rate for laval using direct labor hours as a base.2. determine the total manufacturing cost per unit for the aluminum desk lamp using the plantwide overhead rate.3. compute departmental overhead rates based on machine hours in the fabricating department and direct labor hours in the assembly department.4. use departmental overhead rates from requirement 3 to determine the total manufacturing cost per unit for the aluminum desk lamps.