Bactacorp Is a Healthcare Organization Responsible for Creating Wheelchairs

Bactacorp is a healthcare organization responsible for creating wheelchairs. The company hires a consultant to conduct a production study. The consultant first asked production employees to create their wheelchairs independently. The consultant then created small teams where one employee assembled frames, one person added the handles and footrests, and another added the wheels. The consultant noted that by working independently, employees could produce one to four wheelchairs per day while the small team could create more than ten per day. This scenario demonstrates that

A) specialization requires a company to eliminate positions.
B) eliminating division of labor is more rewarding to employees.
C) employees should be experts at all tasks even if they are only responsible for one task.
D) employees are more efficient if they master one task rather than many.
E) division of labor decreases overall output.