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A textile factory has 800 workers. The CEO wants a span of control of 10. How many first‑level supervisors are required, and how many total hierarchical levels (including CEO) will the organization have if each supervisor reports directly to the CEO and every manager above has a span of 10?

medium 2 marks Class 12 · Business Studies · Principles of Management
Answer
80 supervisors; 2 levels.

The correct answer is 80 supervisors; 2 levels. — Therefore there are 2 hierarchical levels in total.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Divide the total workers by the span of control: .
  2. Since 800 is exactly divisible by 10, no rounding is needed.
  3. Thus 80 supervisors are required at the first level.
  4. Only the CEO and the supervisors exist in the hierarchy.
  5. Therefore there are 2 hierarchical levels in total.
Common mistake: Forgetting to count the CEO as a level

Concept tested: Span of control calculations

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