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greeley · 发表于 2005-1-8 15:32:00

不会贴...是讲labor rate 和labor cost的那篇

wangyu73cn · 发表于 2005-1-11 00:57:00

以下是引用greeley在2005-1-8 15:32:00的发言：
不会贴...是讲labor rate 和labor cost的那篇

哈哈，这样别人看着也无法给你任何信息啊。其实，你稍微用一下顶端的“搜索”功能，基本可以解决你的很多问题了。有的文章里有几点挺绕的，所以最好自己先耐心将文章再多看看，这样提出的问题也能切中重点，收到别人的答复也就更有益，收效更好。

Novena · 发表于 2005-3-14 17:43:00

Many managers are influenced by

dangerous myths about pay that lead

to counterproductive decisions about

Line how their companies compensate

(5) employees. One such myth is that

labor rates, the rate per hour paid to

workers, are identical with labor costs,

the money spent on labor in relation to

the productivity of the labor force.

(10) This myth leads to the assumption that

a company can simply lower its labor

costs by cutting wages. But labor

costs and labor rates are not in fact

the same: one company could pay

(15) its workers considerably more than

another and yet have lower labor

costs if that company’s productivity

were higher due to the talent of its

workforce, the efficiency of its work

(20) processes, or other factors. The

confusion of costs with rates persists

partly because labor rates are

a convenient target for managers who

want to make an impact on their com-

(25) pany’s budgets. Because labor rates

are highly visible, managers can easily

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compare their company’s rates with

those of competitors. Furthermore,

labor rates often appear to be a

(30) company’s most malleable financial

variable: cutting wages appears an

easier way to control costs than such

options as reconfiguring work processes

or altering product design.

(35) The myth that labor rates and labor

costs are equivalent is supported by

business journalists, who frequently

confound the two. For example, prominent

business journals often remark on

(40) the “high” cost of German labor, citing

as evidence the average amount paid

to German workers. The myth is also

perpetuated by the compensationconsulting

industry, which has its own

(45) incentives to keep such myths alive.

First, although some of these consulting

firms have recently broadened

their practices beyond the area of

compensation, their mainstay con-

(50) tinues to be advising companies on

changing their compensation practices.

Suggesting that a company’s

performance can be improved in

some other way than by altering its

(55) pay system may be empirically correct

but contrary to the consultants’

interests. Furthermore, changes

to the compensation system may

appear to be simpler to implement

(60) than changes to other aspects of an

organization, so managers are more

likely to find such advice from consultants

palatable. Finally, to the

extant that changes in compensation

(65) create new problems, the consultants

will continue to have work solving the

problems that result from their advice.

superlin · 发表于 2005-3-24 16:37:00

請問一下這道題的第26個問題我不懂答案為什麼是B 有人可以幫忙回答我這題嗎???感激~~~

superlin · 发表于 2005-3-24 16:38:00

不好意思順便問一下27題與題目中哪裡可以對應啊??

zj1179 · 发表于 2005-7-7 06:08:00

帮助贴出26、27 题题目，问一下27题答案在原文哪里出现了？

Q26:
It can be inferred from the passage that the author would be most likely to agree with
which of the following statements about compensation?
A. A company’s labor costs are not affected by the efficiency of its work processes.
B. High labor rates are not necessarily inconsistent with the goals of companies that
want to reduce costs
C. It is more difficult for managers to compare their companies’ labor rates with
those of competitors than to compare labor costs.
D. A company whose labor rates are high is unlikely to have lower labor costs than
other companies.
E. Managers often use information about competitors’ labor costs to calculate those
companies’ labor rates.
Answer:

Q27:
The author of the passage suggests which of the following about the advice that the
consulting firms discussed in the passage customarily give to companies attempting to
control costs?

A. It often fails to bring about the intended changes in companies’ compensation
systems.
B. It has highly influenced views that predominate in prominent business journals.
C. It tends to result in decreased labor rates but increased labor costs.
D. It leads to changes in companies’ compensation practices that are less visible than
changes to work processes would be.
E. It might be different if the consulting firms were less narrowly specialized.
Answer:

remona9t · 发表于 2005-7-7 10:54:00

26:But labor costs and labor rates are not in fact the same: one company could pay(15) its workers considerably more than another and yet have lower labor costs if that company’s productivity were higher due to the talent of its workforce, the efficiency of its work(20) processes, or other factors.

说明一个公司在拥有较高的labor rates 的同时，也有可能会拥有较低的劳动力成本：High labor rates are not necessarily inconsistent with thegoals of companies that want to reduce costs--B选项是对原文的改写

27：Suggesting that a company’s performance can be improved in some other way than by altering its(55) pay system may be empirically correct but contrary to the consultants’interests.

Finally, to the extant that changes in compensation(65) create new problems

1，有其他更好的办法 2，制造了新的问题--〉It often fails to bring about the intended changes in companies’ compensation
systems.
其他选项都可排除