Also, your reward for exceeding a production quota was an increase in the quota and possibly a shiny Hero of Socialist Labour medal.
Production quotas were often exceeded. Now if you actually wanted to walk in those plastic shoes, or eat those cans of ‘People’s Caned Meet Products. Factory 298’, is another thing.
Much like our People’s Schools products. All graduate and have certificates to prove it. Just don’t ask them to do any subtraction.