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Nothing about that statement makes sense. For one thing, furniture assembly is normally paid for by piecework. Each assembler's personal speed level makes no di
by Kluny 11y ago
Nothing about that statement makes sense. For one thing, furniture assembly is normally paid for by piecework. Each assembler's personal speed level makes no difference. If furniture isn't getting built fast enough, more assemblers are hired or existing assemblers work more hours.
"All other conditions being the same" - a business operated only by women will be very different from one operated only by men. All other conditions will not be the same. There will be different assembly line procedures, different levels of teamwork and communication, different expectations about how much work must be done and how many items must be sold, different customer interactions.
"The female business would be more profitable. Which wouldn't make any sense." This statement is meaningless.
- xyzzy4 11y agoEach assembler's personal speed level makes no difference. If furniture isn't getting built fast enough, more assemblers are hired or existing assemblers work more hours. Personal speed makes a lot of difference. For example, if the speed was zero, nothing would be built. It would cost your business more money if you have to pay people for more hours. So having male assemblers would cost more if they are worse at it.
- Kluny 11y agoSee the part re: piecework. Furniture assemblers are not paid by the hour. They are paid by the number of items they build to an acceptable standard. Assemblers whose assembly speed is zero don't get paid. Unless your furniture shop exists only in a hypothetical math universe at the extreme end of a graph, there will be assemblers available who can build furniture adequately fast for the company to stay in business.