A Company Is Convinced of the Benefits of Exercise for Its

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A company is convinced of the benefits of exercise for its workers. Healthy employees take fewer sick days and tend to be more focused on their job. In addition, exercise enhances the workers' positive moods. The company is so persuaded of the value of exercise that it has adopted a new policy: Moving forward, all workers will be allowed to exercise during the work day for up to three hours per week.
All of the following questions are relevant to the company's decision with respect to its exercise policy EXCEPT:
What is the value of the time the workers will spend exercising during the work day?
How likely is it that workers will be injured by over-exercising?
Would the workers have different exercise needs if they had formed different behavioral patterns when they were children?
What resources will be required to monitor the workers to make sure that they do not spend more than 3 hours per week exercising during work hours?
After how much exercise do the benefits of exercise diminish?

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Definitions:

Monetary Theory

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