Question

4) (25 points) Suppose your doorbell rings and it is your neighbors son, offering to weed your flowerbed, which goes all the way around your house. You would like to have it weeded but cannot stay to supervise. Should you offer to pay by the hour, pay a fized fee, or pay by the weight of the weeds picked? What is the person doing the weeding likely to prefer?

Answer 1

THE PERSON WHO DOING THE WEEDING WOULD LIKELY TO PREFER TO BE PAID BY THE HOUR OR A FIXED FEE. BECAUSE IT IS MORE PROFITABLE TO HIM BY ALL MEANS. IF HE IS AN IMMORAL PERSON HE CAN EASILY EXPLOIT IN THE WORKING AND IT'S TIME BECAUSE THE EMPLOYER CANNOT SUPERVISE THE WEEDING . AS WELL AS IF THE EMPLOYER IS A WISE MAN HE WOULD OFFER THAT THE EMPLOYEE WOULD BE PAID BY THE WEIGHT OF THE WEEDS PICKED, BECAUSE HE CANNOT SUPERVISE THE PROGRESS OF WEEDING. SO THE EMPLOYEE CANNOT LOOSE THEIR WORKING TIME