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Evaluating a Tiered Wage Structure
A large retail company decides to implement a new compensation policy where employees with more than five years of service receive a 10% higher hourly wage than newer employees performing the same job. Identify which core assumption of the basic firm-level wage-setting model is violated by this policy and briefly explain your reasoning.
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Evaluating a Tiered Wage Structure