If the Output of an Employee Is Dependent on the Marginal

question 11

Multiple Choice

If the output of an employee is dependent on the marginal productivity of the employee, the effort of the employee, and random elements (changes) in the production environment, which one(s) is (are) actually easily observable to management?

• A) Marginal productivity.
• B) Effort of the employee.
• C) Random elements.
• D) Number of hours on the job.

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Recent Data

Information or statistics that have been collected in the near past and are up-to-date.

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