United Motors is facing shortage of funds and has decided to implement the piece-rate system of payment.This way the workers who perform better will get higher wages and it would not be a huge burden on the company's bank account.Which of the following methods of reinforcement schedules has United Motors implemented?
A)Continuous
B)Fixed interval
C)Variable ratio
D)Variable interval
E)Fixed ratio

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The implementation of piece-rate system of payment indicates that United Motors has implemented the fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement, where workers are paid a fixed amount for every unit that they produce. This type of reinforcement schedule rewards employees based on their performance, which promotes a high level of productivity, and it is not as expensive for the company as some other types of reinforcement schedules, such as the continuous or variable ratio schedules.

United Motors Is Facing Shortage of Funds and Has Decided