A student works as a packer at an apple orchard. The rate of pay is based on the number of boxes the student packs in an hour. This is an example of a ____________ payment schedule.
A)fixed-interval (FI)
B)variable-interval (VI)
C)fixed-ratio (FR)
D)variable-ratio (VR)

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The correct answer is fixed-ratio (FR) because the payment is based on a fixed number of actions (boxes packed) rather than a period of time or a variable number of actions.

A Student Works as a Packer at an Apple Orchard