Explain the incentive problems that can arise when employees must perform multiple tasks as part of their jobs.

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A$.$

When employees have to perform multiple tasks as part of their$$ jobs, incentive problems can arise when one task is easy to monitor and measure while the other task is more difficult to evaluate. Employers want employees to intelligently allocate time and effort among various tasks.$$ If$,$ however, employees are rewarded on the basis of the task that is more easily$$ measured, they will tend to focus their efforts on that task and ignore the others.

B$.$

When employees have to perform multiple tasks as part of their$$ jobs, incentive problems can arise. It is impossible for managers to separate and evaluate the tasks$$ independently, so an incentive program will not be implemented for employees performing multiple tasks.

C$.$

When employees have to perform multiple tasks as part of their$$ jobs, incentive problems can arise when one task is easy to monitor and measure while the other task is more difficult to evaluate. Employers want employees to intelligently allocate time and effort among various tasks.$$ If$,$ however, employees are rewarded on the basis of the task that is more difficult to$$ measure, they will tend to focus their efforts on that task and ignore the others.

D$.$

When employees have to perform multiple tasks as part of their$$ jobs, incentive problems can arise when one task is easy to perform while the other task is more difficult to perform. Employees will focus on the task that is easy to perform.