A Firm Uses an Efficiency Wage Scheme to Deter Workers

question 30

Multiple Choice

A firm uses an efficiency wage scheme to deter workers from shirking.A risk-neutral worker will NOT shirk if

• A) the expected loss from being fired is larger than or equal to the gain from shirking.
• B) the expected loss from being fired is smaller than the gain from shirking.
• C) the gain from shirking is positive.
• D) the expected loss from being fired is zero.

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