Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
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ISBN: 9781337106665
Author: Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The reason for the badness of performance compensation caps.

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The compensation cap refers to the maximum limit on the salary paid. The compensation cap encourages the employees to be productive up to this limit; but it makes the employees less productive beyond the limit or cap value. This is because the employees will not receive any benefit after this limit. Therefore, the compensation cap will affect badly on the productivity of the economy. Thus, option ‘b’ is correct.

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Compensation cap: Compensation cap refers to the maximum limit on the salary paid to the employees.

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