Cup N Cone Inc., a graphic design firm, has offices in New York, Texas, California, New Mexico, and New Jersey.Each of these offices is headed by a president who reports directly to Marvin Grey, the CEO.The heads of the centralized HR, Finance, and Marketing teams report to Marvin Grey as well.Managers in the various offices also report to the CEO directly.Based on this information, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?
A) Marvin Grey has a wide span of control.
B) Cup N Cone Inc. has a tall hierarchical structure.
C) Marvin Grey is underworked.
D) Cup N Cone Inc. is a mechanistic organization.

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Based on this information, the statement that is most likely to be true is that Marvin Grey has a wide span of control. Hierarchy determines the formal, position-based reporting lines and thus stipulates who reports to whom. The number of levels of hierarchy, in turn, determines the managers' span of control-how many employees directly report to a manager. In tall organizational structures, the span of control is narrow. In flat structures, the span of control is wide, meaning one manager supervises many employees.