Emma Peterson is a worker for ABC Inc. She has an effort cost function of C = 2e^2 and a monthly reservation wage of $3,500. Her wage function is W = 3,500 + 0.4Q. If the incentive coefficient is equal to 0.4 then Q = 400e. Q is Emma’s output. Assume that the incentive coefficient increases from 0.4 to 0.5 and Emma’s base salary decreases from $3,500 to $3,000.
a. What will happen to her level of effort?
b. How will this change XYZ Company’s profits?
b. The profit of ABC company increased because the effort level increased and the wage rate also increased but the output increased faster than the wage rate .