Your employer has given you the task of increasing overall production within your department using the same number of permanent employees but no additional hours to complete the work. Which of the following is a possible solution?

1. Cutting vacation and sick time

2. Eliminating breaks and lunches

3. Incentivizing your employees to work harder

4. Turning a blind eye while employees work overtime

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Clare Hunter

Business

31 May, 07:33

Your employer has given you the task of increasing overall production within your department using the same number of permanent employees but no additional hours to complete the work. Which of the following is a possible solution?

1. Cutting vacation and sick time

2. Eliminating breaks and lunches

3. Incentivizing your employees to work harder

4. Turning a blind eye while employees work overtime

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Clyde · Answer 1

3. Incentivizing your employees to work harder

Explanation:

Increasing production is the same as increasing productivity. This measures the ratio of output to input. It can improve by increasing outputs while keeping inputs constant or by reducing inputs while keeping outputs constant. The former applies to this case as the employees provide labour input which is constant but with an aim to increase production. You will therefore choose an option that would result in more output; that is incentivizing your employees to work harder.