A Management Report Identified the Following Labour Usage Ratios for a Window

question 12

Multiple Choice

A management report identified the following labour usage ratios for a window manufacturer in Richmond, British Columbia: 1.4 hours of labour per window in 2009; 1.25 hours of labour per window in 2010. Management makes the arbitrary decision to set next year's gain-sharing cutoff at 1.325 labour hours per window (the average of the 2010 and 2009 figures) . Which of the following gain-sharing plans is management using?

• A) Scanlon plan
• B) family of measures plan
• C) Rucker plan
• D) Improshare plan

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Definitions:

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