Marx focused on the relational class structure, made up of the capitalist class (the bourgeoisie) and the working class (the proletariat). However, managers could more accurately be described as occupying contradictory class locations because

a. they earn more than the proletariat, but less than the bourgeoisie.

b. they control the means of production, but they do not control others' labor.

c. they own the means of production, but also work with the proletariat.

d. they don't own the means of production, but they do control others' labor.

a. they earn more than the proletariat, but less than the bourgeoisie.

Explanation:

Proletariat refers to those people which belongs to lower class or which are poor, while bourgeoisie are those class of the society which are the richest people of the society. Between these two classes, some people belongs to middle class such as the manager because they have good financial condition as compared to lower class people but less wealthier than upper class of the society. They earn little as compared to bourgeoisie.

Option A

Explanation:

They earn more than the proletariat, but less than the bourgeoisie.

According to marxism the social class referred to as the bourgeoisie are the capitalist and they determine majorly what happens in the chain of production because they own the means of production whereas, the proletariat are the working class, the farmers and factory labour who depend mostly on the bourgeoisie. A new class that was later discovered is the middle class also called the managerial class. They are the salaried professionals and they don't own the means of production and cannot control labor either. They earn more than the proletariat, but less than the bourgeoisie.