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A company evaluates its managers using the weighted score: Planning (30 %), Organising (25 %), Staffing (20 %), Directing (15 %), Controlling (10 %). Manager X scores 88, 75, 80, 70, and 85 in the respective categories. Compute Manager X’s overall effectiveness percentage.

hard 5 marks Class 12 · Business Studies · Nature and Significance of Management
Answer
80.15%

The correct answer is 80.15% — State the overall effectiveness as 80.15 %.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Multiply Planning score 88 by 0.30 to get 26.4.
  2. Multiply Organising score 75 by 0.25 to get 18.75.
  3. Multiply Staffing score 80 by 0.20 to get 16.0.
  4. Multiply Directing score 70 by 0.15 to get 10.5.
  5. Multiply Controlling score 85 by 0.10 to get 8.5.
  6. Add all weighted scores: 26.4+18.75+16.0+10.5+8.5 = 80.15.
  7. State the overall effectiveness as 80.15 %.
Common mistake: Ignoring the weight or miscalculating multiplication

Concept tested: Weighted evaluation of managers

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