1. "Staff motivation incentives and their impact on an organization productivity "Brainstorm a list of questions about the topic that you would like to answer through your research. Generate multiple questions. This list should be expansive.

2. We discuss three overhead allocation methods. 1) single plant-wide factory overhead rate; 2) multiple production department overhead rates; 3) activity-based costing. How do we know when to use which overhead allocation method? Why wouldn't I just use theactual overhead cost and avoid making an allocation altogether?

3. Describe at least three ways that the consumer decision-making process is influenced by consumer involvement and competitive efforts.