Find the appropriate manager that will increase profits

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The owners of a small manufacturing concern have hired a manager to run the company with the expectations that (S) he will buy the company after five years. The goal of the owners in making this hire is to find the appropriate manager that will increase profits substantially. Compensation of the new manager is a flat salary plus 50% of first $200,000 of profit, and then 5% of profit over $200,000. Purchase price for the company is set as 4.5 times net earnings (profit), computed as average annual profitability (prior to calculation of the managers bonus) over the next five years.

(a) Does the bonus structure for the manager provide the manager with the appropriate incentive to increase profits beyond the first $200,000? Explain briefly

(b) Is it a good idea to link the purchase price of the company to the earnings (profit) of the company. Given this linkage, what do you think the manager will try to do?

(c) Does this contract align the incentives of the new manager with the (current) goals of the owners?

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