Suppose That You Are a Manager

question 24

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are a manager. You are considering whether or not to monitor employees with the payoffs in the normal-form game shown below. Management and a labor union are bargaining over how much of a $50 surplus to give to the union. The $50 is divisible up to one cent. The players have one shot to reach an agreement. Management has the ability to announce what it wants first, and then the labor union can accept or reject the offer. Both players get zero if the total amounts asked for exceed $50. Which of the following is true?

• A) There are multiple Nash equilibria.
• B) ($25, $25) is a Nash equilibrium.
• C) A Nash equilibrium is also a perfect equilibrium.
• D) There are multiple Nash equilibria, and ($25, $25) is a Nash equilibrium.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor Payroll

The total cost of wages and benefits paid to employees who are directly involved in the production of goods or delivery of services.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual products or job orders based on a predetermined base, such as labor hours or machine hours.

Labor Quantity Variance

This refers to the difference between the expected amount of labor hours necessary to produce a good or service and the actual hours used, measured in financial terms.

Labor Rate Variance

The difference between the actual cost of labor and the expected (or standard) cost, used as a measure to control and optimize labor expenses.