Liz Edwards Is a Sales Associate for a Major Retailer

question 101

Multiple Choice

Liz Edwards is a sales associate for a major retailer of high-quality cooking supplies,housewares,and furniture.She is paid an hourly wage,plus she gets an additional sum of money that is a percentage of the dollar sales of all the sales associates combined during the hours that she works.Liz is working under a(n) ________ compensation plan.

• A)straight salary
• B)combination
• C)straight commission
• D)incentive
• E)bonuses

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