Because the production division at Heavenly Gates Inc. is $10,000 below budget due to process improvements, this year 30 percent of the savings will be returned to the division to spend as desired, as a form of
A. pay for performance.
B. pay for knowledge.
C. gainsharing.
D. profit sharing.
E. stock options.
C. gainsharing.
Gainsharing is the distribution of savings or "gains" to groups of employees who reduced costs and increased measurable productivity.
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What will be an ideal response?
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