Larimer mfg. has placed all the die cast machines in one area, the machining centers into a different area, and the finished goods in a warehouse room. larimer is using departmentalization.

Departmentalization refers to subdividing a business or organization into sections based on their function or other criteria. There are different types of departmentalization. Some types include functional, product, customer, geographic, process and divisional. Based on the scenario given above, Larimer is using functional departmentalization. 

The answer should be b.