Acompany is analyzing its month-end results by comparing it to both static and flexible budgets. during the month, the actual sales volume was lower than the expected sales volume as per the static budget. this difference results in an unfavorable
a. sales volume variance for sales revenue
b. flexible budget variance for sales revenue
c. sales volume variance for variable costs
d. flexible budget variance for variable costs

Over the past year, three of the star salesmen at family resorts international's corporate office have been lured away to competitors. on top of that, karina, the general manager of the sales department, has noticed that most employees come in, do their jobs, and leave. family resorts offers a good salary, benefits, and tuition reimbursement, as well as a number of development and training programs. most employees seem contented enough, but karina would like to do something to increase the level of engagement among her staff. what do you think karina should do?