Which of the following statements is true about skill-based pay? a. skill-based pay provides a way to ensure that employees can use their new skills. b. gathering market data about skill-based pay is easy. c. skill-based pay ensures that the employer pays the employee for learning skills that benefit the employer. d. skill-based pay does not necessarily provide an alternative to the bureaucracy and paperwork of traditional pay structures. e. skill-based pay does not require records related to skills, training, and knowledge acquired.

"jake’s roof repair has provided the following data concerning its costs: fixed cost per month cost per repair-hour wages and salaries $ 20,900 $ 15.00 parts and supplies $ 7.70 equipment depreciation $ 2,800 $ 0.35 truck operating expenses $ 5,720 $ 1.60 rent $ 4,690 administrative expenses $ 3,850 $ 0.50 for example, wages and salaries should be $20,900 plus $15.00 per repair-hour. the company expected to work 2,600 repair-hours in may, but actually worked 2,500 repair-hours. the company expects its sales to be $47.00 per repair-hour. required: compute the company’s activity variances for may."