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Question
Assertion (A): Management is concerned with efficient use of resources.
Reasoning (R): For management both efficiency and effectiveness need to be balanced.
Options
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is False
Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True
Solution
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
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