WAEC Commerce 1993 Question 100

Question 100

Business Management

Span of control is the

  1. A.ability of the supervisor to control the staff
  2. B.qualification possessed by the supervisor
  3. C.number of staff under the control of a supervisor
  4. D.authority of the supervisor to control the staff
  5. E.total number of staff in the whole organization
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Answer: C (number of staff under the control of a supervisor)

Explanation

Span of control is the number of subordinates directly supervised by one manager.