Ford and Xeroc are two companies that have begun moving away from strict job specialization to alleviate employee motivation problems. Each company has adopted a job design alternative that involves workers in a wider variety of tasks. The method they have wmployed is known as job:.
(A) enlargement
(B) substitution
(C) generalization
(D) enrichment
(E) rotation

Xinhong company is considering replacing one of its manufacturing machines. the machine has a book value of $39,000 and a remaining useful life of 5 years, at which time its salvage value will be zero. it has a current market value of $49,000. variable manufacturing costs are $33,300 per year for this machine. information on two alternative replacement machines follows. alternative a alternative b cost $ 115,000 $ 117,000 variable manufacturing costs per year 22,900 10,100 1. calculate the total change in net income if alternative a and b is adopted. 2. should xinhong keep or replace its manufacturing machine