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17. (p. 342) An incentive system with three piecework rates is the _____ plan. 

A. 

Taylor

B. 

Gantt

C. 

Halsey 50-50

D

.

 Merrick

Difficulty: Difficult

 

18. (p. 342) If you had repair work done on your car, the compensation system the shop uses to

pay the mechanics is most likely the ________ plan.

A. Bedeaux

B

.

standard hour

C. Halsey 50-50

D. straight piece-work

Difficulty: Medium

19. (p. 343) Compensation security is highest for workers who fail to complete tasks within the

standard time under the _____ plan? 

A. 

Halsey 50-50

B

.

 Gantt

C. 

Taylor

D. 

Rowan

Difficulty: Difficult

 

20. (p. 344) Advantages of individual incentive plans include all of the following except: 

A. 

lowered production costs.

B. 

less direct supervision.

C

.

 greater trust between workers and management.

D. 

higher productivity.

Difficulty: Medium

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21. (p. 345-46) Which of the following is not a problem with team compensation?

A. Complexity

B. Control

C

.

Consistency

D.

Communications

Difficulty: Medium

22. (p. 346) Hoarding star performers, reluctance to accept new team members and resistance to

transferring team members are examples of which team-related compensation problem? 

A

.

 Level

B. 

Large variety of teams

C. 

Pay plan complexity

D. 

Control

 Difficulty: Difficult

 

23. (p. 347) A team works on a project with specific performance level goals and time deadlines,

but weather problems cause the team to miss the deadline. What is the key factor affecting how

the team feels about their incentive? 

A. 

The incentive was as promised

B. 

The incentive was less than promised

C

.

 The team's perception of reward fairness

D. 

The timing of the incentive

 Difficulty: Medium

 

24. (p. 347) The two most commonly used team incentive performance standards are: 

A. 

productivity and quality.

B

.

 productivity and customer satisfaction.

C. 

financial performance and quality.

D. 

customer satisfaction and financial performance.

Difficulty: Difficult

 

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