The Acme Chemical Company has some employees who work in a production plant and some who work in a sales office.The plant workers get paid every Friday;however,the office workers get paid for every fifth sale that they make.The plant workers are paid on a ________ schedule,whereas the office workers are paid on a ________ schedule.
A) fixed ratio; variable interval
B) fixed interval; fixed ratio
C) variable ratio; fixed interval
D) variable interval; variable ratio

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The plant workers are paid on a fixed interval schedule because they receive their pay every Friday, which is a set period. The office workers are paid on a fixed ratio schedule because they receive their pay after every fifth sale, which is a set number of responses.

The Acme Chemical Company Has Some Employees Who Work in a Production