Beginning in 1986, paul rangel was a sales professional for pharmaceutical company sanofi- aventis u. s., llc (s-a). rangel had satisfactory performance reviews until 2006, when s-a issued new expectations guidelines with sales call quotas and other standards that he failed to meet. after two years of negative performance reviews, rangel—who was then more than forty years old— was terminated as part of a nationwide reduction of sales professionals who had not met the expectations guidelines. this sales force reduction also included younger workers. did s-a engage in age discrimination? discuss.

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Amachine purchased three years ago for $720,000 has a current book value using straight-line depreciation of $400,000: its operating expenses are $60,000 per year. a replacement machine would cost $480,000, have a useful life of nine years, and would require $26,000 per year in operating expenses. it has an expected salvage value of $130,000 after nine years. the current disposal value of the old machine is $170,000: if it is kept 9 more years, its residual value would be $20,000. calculate the total costs in keeping the old machine and purchase a new machine. should the old machine be replaced?

Ajewelry direct sales company pays its consultants based on recruiting new members. question 1 options: the company is running a pyramid scheme, which is illegal. the company is running a pyramid scheme, which is legal. the company has implemented a legal and ethical plan for growth. the company uses this method of compensation to reduce the fee for the product sample kit.