Directions:After reading the following passage, you will
find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 40 to 44. For each question
or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. A friend of mine is a department manager at a large
company. His secretary requested a 10% salary raise. The
problem was that 10% was a large raise compared to the 5% other employees had
received. Was there a win-win (双赢) way out of this problem As
they looked at the possibilities, several ideas appeared. The company starts
work at 8 am and closes at 5 pm. The manager learned that his secretary got
caught in heavy traffic every evening on the way home. They agreed to have her
work from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. This saved her at least 20-25 minutes driving
time, a benefit to her at little or no loss to the company.
They then studied her job in detail. Before long they jointly developed a new
idea which gave her more responsibilities, and, at the same time, more
interesting work. Both parties benefitted from the changed
arrangement of work. The raise itself was then discussed. A decision was made by
agreeing on a 6% raise for three months and then an additional 2% later if the
new responsibilities were properly performed. Who will benefit from the new arrangement of work
A. All the employees in the company.
B. The company and the secretary.
C. The company only.
D. The secretary herself.