What should employees typically do to earn bonuses under the Scanlon plan?

A. They should improve their performance year after year so that they re-earn the bonus during each performance period.
B. They should follow a defined set of quality standards to produce the desired outcome.
C. They should produce products at a rate much higher than the standard production time.
D. They should keep labor costs to a minimum and produce as much as possible with that amount of labor.
E. They should create goodwill with customers and close as many sales as possible.


Answer: D

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