Bill Lear wrote,
>I still don't see why this doesn't answer Owen's little riddle, unless
>he means by cet par to keep the number of workers the same. But then,
>I don't see how "the cost of hiring an additional employee is
>.. increased" by shortening the workweek. As I show above, the cost
>per employee per week goes from $260 (40 hr week, 4 workers) to $265
>(35 hr week, 4 workers) to $205 (35 hr week, 5 workers).
Bill, I hate to torment you like this. If you would like I could send you
the answer off list on the condition that you not disclose it to anyone and
that you pay the $50 prize for the first right answer. ;-)
Regards,
Tom Walker
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