Figure 14.5 Figure 14.5 Shows Two Different Compensation Schemes for the Safelite

question 8

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Figure 14.5

Figure 14.5 shows two different compensation schemes for the Safelite Glass Corporation, an installer of auto glass windshields. Under Scheme I, the firm pays a consistent wage of $160 per day based on an 8-hour workday. Qmᵢn represents the cut-off point under the hourly-wage system: if a worker installed fewer than Qmᵢn windshields, the worker got fired. Scheme II represents a piece-rate scheme with an earnings floor: no worker would get less than $160 per day (for an 8-hour workday) and would have to produce at least Qmᵢn. For any output level beyond Q* the worker earned an additional $20 for each unit produced.
-Refer to Figure 14.5.Under Scheme I,

• A)workers compete with each other to see who can produce beyond Qmᵢn in the shortest possible time.
• B)workers have no incentive to produce beyond Qmᵢn.
• C)workers signal their productivity to the firm by consistently producing above Qmᵢn.
• D)the incentive to increase productivity depends on where Qmᵢn is set; if it is at a very high level, then workers will rise to the challenge for fear of losing their jobs.

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