What Should Employees Do to Earn Bonuses Under the Scanlon

question 38

Multiple Choice

What should employees do to earn bonuses under the Scanlon plan?

• A) They should produce products at a rate which is much higher than the standard production time.
• B) They should create goodwill with customers and close as many sales as possible.
• C) They should follow a defined set of quality standard to produce the desired outcome.
• D) They should keep labor costs to a minimum and produce as much as possible with that amount of labor.
• E) They should improve their performance year after year so that they re-earn the bonus during each performance period.

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