Compared to owners, employees receive a large fraction of their incomes from their employers and are consequently dependent on the fortunes of that company in the marketplace. From a ‘risk-sharing' perspective, an employee tends to prefer:

A. a flat salary.
B. year-end based performance pay.
C. output-based incentive pay.
D. commission-based incentive pay.


Answer: A

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