Abigail Is Trying to Figure Out How She Can BEST

question 414

Multiple Choice

Abigail is trying to figure out how she can BEST use employee pay to shape her employees' behavior. She is worried about consistent behavior, not speed. Therefore, she is interested in getting a slow but steady rate of response from her workers. According to reinforcement principles, she should probably use a ________ schedule.

• A) fixed-ratio
• B) fixed-interval
• C) variable-ratio
• D) variable-interval

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Definitions:

Cycle Counting

An inventory auditing process where a small subset of inventory is counted on a specific day without having to count the entire inventory.

Annual Physical Inventory

An Annual Physical Inventory is the yearly process of counting all physical inventory to verify records and ensure accuracy in stock level reporting.

Remedial Action

Measures taken to correct or mitigate a problem, often after it has been identified through analysis or inspection.

Safety Stock

A quantity of inventory kept on hand to protect against variability in demand or lead time.