Chris is a university student who has a summer job, where she works 40 hours a week making a particular kind of hockey stick. She usually can make 100 hockey sticks in two weeks. Her employer gave her the option of being paid $400 every two weeks for the 80 hours she worked, or being paid $400 for every 100 hockey sticks she made. Chris's pay options correspond to
A)a variable-interval schedule or a variable-ratio schedule
B)a fixed-interval schedule or a fixed-ratio schedule
C)a variable-ratio schedule or a fixed-interval schedule
D)a fixed-ratio schedule or a variable-interval schedule

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The first option, being paid $400 every two weeks for the 80 hours worked, is a fixed-interval schedule because the payment is based on a set period of time. The second option, being paid $400 for every 100 hockey sticks she made, is a fixed-ratio schedule because the payment is based on a set number of products made.

Chris Is a University Student Who Has a Summer Job