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1. What's Wrong with This Way of Thinking? "Through a combination of improved management and the installation of superior machinery, we have increased output per man-hour by 8 percent during the last year. If we gave in to the union demands for an 8. percent increase in wages, nothing would be left to pay the management and investors for contributing to the improved productivity." 2. Henry Smith belongs to the textile workers' union. Approximately two-thirds of Henry's fellow workers at the plant belong to the union. Fewer than half of all textile mills are unionized. Evaluate the ability of Henry's union to raise his wages. Explain.

1. What's Wrong with This Way of Thinking? "Through a combination of improved management and the installation of superior machinery, we have increased output per man-hour by 8 percent during the last year. If we gave in to the union demands for an 8. percent increase in wages, nothing would be left to pay the management and investors for contributing to the improved productivity." 2. Henry Smith belongs to the textile workers' union. Approximately two-thirds of Henry's fellow workers at the plant belong to the union. Fewer than half of all textile mills are unionized. Evaluate the ability of Henry's union to raise his wages. Explain.

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1. What's Wrong with This Way of Thinking? "Through a combination of improved management and the installation of superior machinery, we have increased output per man-hour by 8 percent during the last year. If we gave in to the union demands for an 8. percent increase in wages, nothing would be left to pay the management and investors for contributing to the improved productivity."

2. Henry Smith belongs to the textile workers' union. Approximately two-thirds of Henry's fellow workers at the plant belong to the union. Fewer than half of all textile mills are unionized. Evaluate the ability of Henry's union to raise his wages. Explain.

 

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