This Question Contains Two Parts; Be Sure to Answer Both

question 18

Essay

This question contains two parts; be sure to answer both.
First, explain at least four of the six types of compensation plans, giving an example of each.
Next, imagine that you manage a medium-sized office that is trying to increase its profitability by cutting its expenses, such as office supplies, electricity, rent, and telephone bill. Which type of compensation plan would be most motivating to you in this situation? Why?

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Definitions:

Actual Output

The real production level of goods and services in an economy within a specific period, measured by GDP.

Potential Output

The maximum amount of goods and services an economy can produce when it is fully employed, without causing inflation.

Structural Unemployment

The occurrence of unemployment because of modifications in the industrial sector, typically induced by technological evolution, as opposed to alterations in the supply or demand of the market.

Aggregate Supply Curve

A graphical representation that shows the relationship between the overall price level in an economy and the total production of goods and services by that economy.