Alexa Is Trying to Figure Out How She Can BEST

question 153

Multiple Choice

Alexa is trying to figure out how she can BEST use employee pay to shape her employees' behavior. She is interested in short-term productivity (speed) , not consistency, long-term productivity, or employee turnover. According to reinforcement theory, she should probably use a __________ schedule.

• A) fixed ratio
• B) fixed interval
• C) variable ratio
• D) variable interval

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Definitions:

Misc. Expense

Miscellaneous Expense refers to small, infrequent costs that are not categorized under a specific heading in financial statements.

Misc. Revenue

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Change Fund

Fund made up of various denominations that are used to make change for customers.

Contra-Asset

A contra-asset account is an asset account where the account balance is a negative amount. It's used to offset the value of the asset account it is associated with, such as accumulated depreciation.