Additional Case 10.1

question 93

Multiple Choice

Additional Case 10.1
Brighton Manufacturing is reviewing its compensation system. The CEO wants employees to be paid wages and benefits comparable to Brighton's competitors. He wants a system that allows for maximum flexibility in reassigning workers to different jobs without requiring compensation adjustments each time. The Finance VP suggests that the company link compensation costs more closely to productivity and profit. When profits are down, compensation costs should be reduced as well. The Finance VP also believes that employees should be paid for what they produce, not for their time, and the compensation program should apply to all employees equally. The VP of HR suggests that the key to the company's success is their employees and advocates an individual-based compensation plan. People should be paid for their skills or knowledge, not just because they are fulfilling certain jobs. The VP of HR also feels that it would be simpler to implement a compensation system by level rather than by job.
-Refer to Additional Case 10.1.Brighton executives have decided to implement a decentralized pay system.Which of the following,if true,best supports this decision?

Definitions:

Utility Function

A mathematical representation of how individual preferences are aggregated to represent satisfaction or utility from consuming goods and services.

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or benefit received by consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Budget Line

A representation of all possible combinations of two goods that an individual can afford given their income and the prices of the goods.

Income-Consumption Curve

A graphical representation showing how a consumer's optimal bundle of goods varies with changes in income.