Cost Management
Cost Management
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781259917028
Author: BLOCHER, Edward
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 20, Problem 1Q
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Find out and explain the three objectives of management compensation.

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The main objective of the firm is to improve management compensation plans that assist the firm’s strategic objectives:

  1. 1. To encourage managers to apply a high level of effort to attain the goals of firm.
  2. 2. To give the correct incentive for managers, acting separately, to take decisions that are reliable with the firm’s goals.
  3. 3. To properly ascertain the rewards earned by the manager for their effort and ability, and for the efficiency of their decision making.

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