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Describe how a manager who derives satisfaction from both income and shirking allocates a 10-hour day between these activities when paid an annual, fixed salary of $130,000. Time spent working: Time spent shirking: When this same manager is given an annual, fixed salary of $130,000 and 5 percent of the firm's profits amounting to a total salary of $165,000 per year the manager chooses to work 9 hours and shirks for 1 hours. Given this information, which of the compensation schemes does the manager prefer? The manager is indifferent between the two payment schemes. The scheme with only a fixed payment of $130,000. The scheme with fixed payment of $130,000 and a percentage of profits.

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