El eram inc. is automating processes so the company can meet its demand with a smaller workforce. the ceo asks monica, the vice president of human resources, for advice on how to address the resulting labor surplus. monica studies the workforce and observes that many employees are in their 50s and 60s. furthermore, these employees are the highest-paid workers in every job category. based on this information, what should monica suggest as the most effective way of addressing el eram's labor surplus?
a. retrain the older employees in order to make them to work more productively.
b. offer early-retirement incentives to the employees in their 50s and 60s
c. replace the employees with contract workers.
d. provide performance-based pay to increase production output by the employees.
e. the workforce should be downsized, with layoffs focusing on the older employees.

On june 1 of the current year, chad wilson established a business to manage rental property. he completed the following transactions during june: opened a business bank account with a deposit of $28,000 from personal funds. purchased office supplies on account, $2,690. received cash from fees earned for managing rental property, $7,390. paid rent on office and equipment for the month, $3,310. paid creditors on account, $1,230. billed customers for fees earned for managing rental property, $6,130. paid automobile expenses (including rental charges) for the month, $740, and miscellaneous expenses, $370. paid office salaries, $2,330. determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $1,590; therefore, the cost of supplies used was $1,100. withdrew cash for personal use, $2,210. required: 1. indicate the effect of each transaction and the balances after each transaction: for those boxes in which no entry is required, leave the box blank. for those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (example: -300) answer

True or false: a smart store layout moves customers in and out as fast as possible. a) true b) false

Coca-cola was primarily known for its core competencies in marketing, bottling, and distributing aerated drinks. however, with the success of gatorade, coca-cola developed competencies in the development and marketing of its own sports drink, powerade. which of the following is true of coca-cola? a. it is leveraging existing core competencies to improve current market position. b. it is building new core competencies to protect and extend its current market position. c. it is redeploying and recombining existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future. d. it is targeting the chasm between the early adopter and early majority market segment.