Midlevel managers at large corporations

Answer choices

1. A

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   The compensation paid to midlevel managers is greater when they supervise

   This helps explain why midlevel managers don't want to reduce their bloated staffs: they get paid more when they supervise more workers.

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2. B

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   Midlevel managers have less work to do when their departments

   This helps explain why midlevel managers don't want to reduce their overstuffed staffs: they don't have to work as hard when their departments are overstaffed.

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3. C

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   Staff morale and productivity often suffer when workers are

   This helps explain why midlevel managers don't want to reduce their overstuffed staffs: they know that if they lay off some of their staff, the remaining workers will suffer a decrease in morale and productivity.

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4. D

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   Departmental workloads at most large corporations increase and decrease significantly

   This helps explain why midlevel managers don't want to reduce their overstuffed staffs: they know that the workload of the department is sometimes pretty low (so it feels like their are more workers than necessary) and other times the workload is very high (you're glad to have all hands on deck). So even though the staff feels bloated, the managers worry that they would lay off some excess workers, and then suddenly the workload of the department would skyrocket and they'd be screwed by not having enough workers.

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5. E

   Correct86% picked this

   Many large corporations allow managers to offer early retirement as a means

   Why this is right

   This doesn't give any reason why midlevel managers would be averse to trimming down their overstaffed department. It actually seems to offer them an easy way to trim away workers: you can offer the older ones an early retirement.

   Skill tested: Strengthen · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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