"Dave, I know that you are trained to work as a chemist and not to solve scheduling problems. But as lab manager, you are a frontline supervisor. You cannot immediately tell your staff to take their problems to higher management," said Quint. "You must first work with your staff to solve the problems. If you are unable to do so, you can consult with higher management. In our bureaucratic firm, we follow the chain of command so that A. jobs can be redesigned to optimize operation of a new technology."
B. employees have freedom to seek out their preferred managers to solve their problems."
C. mathematical models are used for problem solving."
D. supervisors gain experience in and are accountable for solving problems in their work units.

D. supervisors gain experience in and are accountable for solving problems in their work units.

Explanation:

A chain of command is necessary in business because it diversifies authority such that decisions can be made faster.

It works by dividing employees into units which will answer to a manager. That manager will make decisions for the unit and this leads to decisions being made faster because everybody wouldn't have to go to upper management when they already have a manager.

Supervisors/ managers of these units are therefore accountable for their units and will gain experience from being so.

there was no passage listed but using the process of elimination i'd say it was d. the high economy would do the opposite. i don't see how low prices would affect it. high unemployment is possible but i feel d is the better answer.