As a production manager, George is accountable for resource budgets that are highly sensitive to overtime pay rates. As a sales manager, Lucas needs to meet customer delivery schedules at all costs to avoid losing contracts that drive his commissions. The conflict that arises between these managers is the result of .A. unobtrusive power.
B. overlapping authority.
C. status inconsistencies.
D. distributed negotiation.
E. different evaluation and reward systems.

The answer to this question is Option E. different evaluation and reward systems.

Explanation:

As a production manager, George is accountable for resource budgets that are highly sensitive to overtime pay rates. As a sales manager, Lucas needs to meet customer delivery schedules at all costs to avoid losing contracts that drive his commissions. The conflict that arises between these managers is the result of different evaluation and reward systems.

E) different evaluation and reward systems.

Explanation:

In this scenario, George is evaluated according to productive standards, specially following the production budget which generally requires to minimize overtime pay.

On the other hand, Lucas is evaluated based on his sales performance, which means his team must sell the largest possible amount of goods.

The problem is that sometimes Lucas's needs will be in conflict with George's needs, e.g. A customer requires a large amount of merchandise that is not readily available. Lucas needs George to make his workers work overtime, but that would increase George's costs. Since George doesn't benefit, instead he is hurt by that overtime work, he will refuse to do it. That may result in Lucas losing that big sale.

the correct answer is economics is a game without winners or losers.

unlike sports or games economic is a game without losers or winner rather it is a game where everyone wins. parties of business doing businesses exchange money with each other and hence exchange is done on the basis of goods. one party takes the goods and other sales it so there is winner on both sides. each party values more highly the good it gets than the good it gives up. both sides exchange only because both intend to increase their value. so there is no concept of lose or win.