This company has reduced its payroll several times during the last two years. Before each round of reductions, the human resources department has complained that the company would have to lay off productive employees. But only unproductive employees have been lost. Therefore, further reductions to the payroll will not result in the loss of any productive employees.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the CEO''s conclusion?
a)The human resources department seldom exaggerates the potential consequences of reducing the payroll.
b) The salary demands of unproductive employees have not significantly increased in the last year.
c) Fewer than half of the company''s unproductive workers were laid off as a result of the last round of reductions.
d) Few members of the company''s board of directors support keeping unproductive employees on the payroll.
e) The company has always paid productive employees and unproductive employees similarly.
OA after discussion only
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the CEO''s conclusion?
a)The human resources department seldom exaggerates the potential consequences of reducing the payroll.
b) The salary demands of unproductive employees have not significantly increased in the last year.
c) Fewer than half of the company''s unproductive workers were laid off as a result of the last round of reductions.
d) Few members of the company''s board of directors support keeping unproductive employees on the payroll.
e) The company has always paid productive employees and unproductive employees similarly.
OA after discussion only
