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Rusty Shackleford 2012/06/11 19:24:45
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Bob's labor directly generates $500 a week for the owner of a company. How much money should Bob be paid at the end of the week?
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  • Brosia 2012/07/02 18:45:23
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    Brosia
    But, it should be a fair wage. If he directly generates $500, he should be compensated $450. In theory, if you, as an employer, have 10 Bobs, all generating $500 for you each week, and you pay them all $450 for their work, you are sill ahead on the game, profiting $500 each week, at least, plus the profit from your business. Your employees are paid well pretty well, you are paid pretty well, it is all good.
  • Rusty S... Brosia 2012/07/02 18:57:15
    Rusty Shackleford
    Forget it, If Bob and I are paid the same, why doesn't he have to invest his money into the business as well.

    Why should the owner assume all the risk but end up with the same rewards as those who risk nothing?
  • ehrhornp 2012/06/17 17:59:49
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    ehrhornp
    Depends upon what Bob does and the company does. If the company is basically only doing labor, say yard work, Bob should probably get a higher percentage than if it is more complicated that requires specialized equipment, and supplies.
  • RicardoCabeza 2012/06/12 00:26:25 (edited)
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    RicardoCabeza
    +1
    According to the old rules of finance (1914-1996) it would be about the amount of gross profit minus material and capital costs divided by 2.3 so bob would have received $180.00... but now days because the monetary system is so screwed up it is more like 3.8... and that goes for all inputs of manufacture. So Bob should get about $130.00...
  • Relay 2012/06/11 23:34:44
    Exactly the same money that he generates for his employer.
    Relay
    in pretend world he should be making 500 but then the company would go under and bob would be left with a job... so less! sadly
  • Rusty S... Relay 2012/06/12 00:04:15
    Rusty Shackleford
    You like "Pretend World", don't you?
  • Relay Rusty S... 2012/06/12 04:23:37
    Relay
    you like making less than? i sure dont, but i get it,
  • Jimbo 2012/06/11 22:15:37
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    Jimbo
    +1
    I would say about 1/3 of the $500. That would be around $20/hour or $160 for the day
    Labor cost to customer $65/hour for 8 hours - 20 minute break = $500
    Pay Bob $20/hour for 8 hours labor = $160

    That leaves the Boss $340 for finding the work for Bob to do.

    If Bob was smart he would have found his own work and had $500 for 8 hours of pay.
    It's good to be the king.
  • Professor Wizard 2012/06/11 21:43:46
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    Professor Wizard
    Less then he generates, but as much as the company can afford.
  • NEVER FORGET, NEVER FORGIVE... 2012/06/11 21:08:25
  • T Bevan 2012/06/11 20:46:49
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    T Bevan
    This is the most ignorant question I have come upon.....

    Unless your a Liberal and wrote it....

    If Bob wants to make the most money he can , he must be his own employeer....

    Then he can work half days seven days a week....

    It really make no differance which 12 hours he works either....



    bob money employeer work days days week differance 12 works
  • ComeOnNow 2012/06/11 20:25:10
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    ComeOnNow
    They should be paid what their skill set and the demand for it dictates. Everyone should thank their employer, because you work for them because it is the best job you can get with your skill set. Otherwise, you would be working elsewhere.
  • DJPanicDC 2012/06/11 19:59:10
    Exactly the same money that he generates for his employer.
    DJPanicDC
    This is a trick question, since there should be no employer,
  • Rusty S... DJPanicDC 2012/06/12 01:55:02
    Rusty Shackleford
    Do you prefer the term "task master"?
  • Warren - Novus Ordo Seclorum 2012/06/11 19:55:07
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    Warren - Novus Ordo Seclorum
    Are you looking for a strawman?

    strawman
  • sockpuppet 2012/06/11 19:45:02
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    sockpuppet
    +2
    Bob's time is a commodity. Its value is related more to supply and demand than to productivity. He might get yearly raises as he becomes more proficient, but will always be basically in the same ballpark as others employed in the same tasks.

    So. Bob will be worth a few cents less than those competing for his job, to make him cost-effective. To know what Bob is worth, you'll need to know what Al and Tom would cost.
  • Hotcho 2012/06/11 19:41:03
    I'm a liberal and don't want to be pinned down by reality.
    Hotcho
    +2
    I'm really not a Liberal, But I loved the answer
  • belle 2012/06/11 19:39:27
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    belle
    +2
    The company has to make money to stay in business so BOB can have a job.
  • FAWKES' NOOSE ~ ΔTX 2012/06/11 19:38:22
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    FAWKES' NOOSE ~ ΔTX
    Your question makes no sense, Gribble. Not that I expected it to.

    Even if I say "Bob gets $490 and his employer gets $10" then Bob STILL gets "Less money than he generates for his employer." He generated $500.
  • Rusty S... FAWKES'... 2012/06/11 21:11:43
    Rusty Shackleford
    This is one of those realities that you loathe.
  • FAWKES'... Rusty S... 2012/06/11 21:14:27
    FAWKES' NOOSE ~ ΔTX
    No this is one of those inanities that makes me laugh.
  • gkirmani 2012/06/11 19:31:20
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    gkirmani
    +2
    it cant be the More or same as that of owner's for he has many overheads and expenses to run the show
  • Bali 2012/06/11 19:27:59
    Less money than he generates for his employer.
    Bali
    +2
    But liberals think the laborer is the master, to hell with the overhead of running the business....and risk, nevermind that. they are lost imbeciles the entire lot.
  • Warren ... Bali 2012/06/11 19:56:45
    Warren - Novus Ordo Seclorum
    +1
    I think you are also looking for a strawman.
  • Bali Warren ... 2012/06/12 04:46:25
    Bali
    how is that?
  • Warren ... Bali 2012/06/12 13:39:38
    Warren - Novus Ordo Seclorum
    You seem to know what liberals think, but you don't. Many successful business owners are liberals. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Zuckerberg, etc. But your straw man is easier to knock down.
  • Bali Warren ... 2012/06/12 13:49:40
    Bali
    +1
    lets put it this way einstein, i dont see republicans screaming about 1%ers, and saying business is bad and the little working guy gets screwed...its all from liberals and "progressives"...ya know, the useless of society.
  • Warren ... Bali 2012/06/12 14:01:19
  • Bali Warren ... 2012/06/12 15:00:15
    Bali
    +1
    every successful business i know of is run or owned by a republican, we use democrats as laborers to cut our grass and trim our bushes. if you ever get down south and need a buck or two, look me up...i always have some general labor that folks like you can comprehend. you will always be a 99% pal, your brain couldn't handle more, much like yo prez who was given the checkbook and went hog wild. he belongs shining shoes in chi town. no disrespect to chi town.
  • Warren ... Bali 2012/06/12 16:30:56
    Warren - Novus Ordo Seclorum
    I've lived down South for 10 years in a right to work state. Which translates into right to work and still be in poverty. I was smart enough to leave. I may not be 1% but I am definitely in the single digits. Leaving the South and their backwards regressive ways was the best decision I ever made.
  • Bali Warren ... 2012/06/14 01:52:52
    Bali
    +2
    glad you are gone and happier you took your liberal views with you..
  • Warren ... Bali 2012/06/14 05:03:23
    Warren - Novus Ordo Seclorum
    Thank you. I need to get back ever so often for some good barbecue and fried chicken.
  • Bali Warren ... 2012/06/14 08:52:30
    Bali
    +1
    thats racist
  • Warren ... Bali 2012/06/14 13:10:48 (edited)
    Warren - Novus Ordo Seclorum
    Which race? The chicken race?

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