DBA 7180 UNIT 6 ASSESSMENT

DBA 7180 UNIT 6 ASSESSMENT

In the benchmark competitive case, the firm will expand the hiring of employees until the marginal revenue product is:

The value of human capital is determined by:

A compensation program that includes all performance indicators that influence an employee’s output is called the:

Dan Heath is the owner of Plain Truth Advertising. He is attempting to design salary systems for his employees, most of whom are sales agents. To get a good system, he needs to recognize the trade-offs between:

FancyFoods provides a monthly bonus for servers when sales volume exceeds 120 percent of the same month last year. The size of bonus is tied to the individual server’s sales of meals relative to the average server’s sales. This system attempts to introduce a(n):

When employees are offered incentives to find new customers but the aggregate economy is so weak (in recession) that the firm loses consumers, then the incentive plan:

Dan Heath is the majority owner of Plain Truth Advertising. He hires Shirley Downs as his chief executive officer (CEO). In terms of an economic model, Mr. Heath is the __________ and Ms. Downs is the __________.

There are several assumptions that are the basis of the operation of the benchmark competitive labor market. Which of the following is not one of these assumptions?

If a firm in a competitive labor market offers less than the market wage rate if it will:

The salary gains from specific training in human capital tend to go to the:

What are the factors that favor high incentive pay for an employee? Explain which of the five factors is the most important.

Always Round Tire tries to base its promotions on seniority (where education and training requirements are not necessary). The company finds that this system seems to work most of the time with shop floor supervisors and team managers. However, the system breaks down for higher-level positions. Why?