When IBM paid programmers per line of code, IBM programmers produced:
A) small amounts of low-quality code.
B) small amounts of high-quality code.
C) large amounts of low-quality code.
D) large amounts of high-quality code.

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When programmers are paid per line of code, they tend to produce large amounts of low-quality code, as the incentive is to write as much code as possible rather than prioritize quality and efficiency.

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