Managers who establish effective goals can enhance the performance of their employees and of their company. The manager in the scenario presented next realizes that goals are essential to improving performance. Goal setting helps motivate employees by clarifying their roles at work and establishing performance objectives. Effective goal setting is more than just asking employees to do their best or to try harder. It requires attention to key goal characteristics that increase intensity and persistence, and ultimately improve performance. The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of goal setting by matching each employee’s goal with his or her goal characteristic. Match each employee’s goal with his or her goal characteristic.
1. Achievable Goals
2. Measurable Goals
3. Relevant Goals
4. Time-Frame Goals
5. Specific Goals
6. Reviewed Goals
Match each of the options above to the items below.
Carlos’ goal is to reduce average loan processing by fifteen percent within the next 6 months.
Michelle is a salesperson. Her goal is to increase the number of sales calls made to potential customers.
Sam has been reviewing customer accounts at a rate of two per day. His goal is to double that rate. That is possible, but he’ll have to work hard and be creative to reach this goal.
Chen has been given a project, and his manager clearly communicated the quantity and quality expectations to him.
Elizabeth has just been given a project which needs to be completed within 6 weeks.
Kelly is most excited about adopting goals because it means she’ll finally have a clear measure of how well she is doing.

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

a. Carlos’ goal is to reduce average loan processing by fifteen percent within the next 6 months. - Reviewed goal.

Reviewed goals has to do with the goals set by an individual when the individual takes into consideration the previously set goals and he or she reviews them. This is used by Carlos as he takes into consideration his previous average loan processing.

b. Michelle is a salesperson. Her goal is to increase the number of sales calls made to potential customers. - Relevant goal.

Relevant goal simply means that the goal must be realistic and also reasonable. In this scenario, Michelle wants to increase the number of calls regarding sales made to customers. This is reasonable.

c. Sam has been reviewing customer accounts at a rate of two per day. His goal is to double that rate. That is possible, but he’ll have to work hard and be creative to reach this goal. - Achievable goals.

Achievable goal simply means a goal that it's possible for an individual to achieve and it's attainable.

d. Chen has been given a project, and his manager clearly communicated the quantity and quality expectations to him. - Specific goals

A specific goal is a goal that is well defined and also clear. This can be seen in the above example.

e. Elizabeth has just been given a project which needs to be completed within 6 weeks. - Time frame goal.

Time frame goal is a goal that has a deadline and is expected to be finished within a set date. In this scenario, Elizabeth has six weeks to complete the said project.

f. Kelly is most excited about adopting goals because it means she’ll finally have a clear measure of how well she is doing. - Measurable goal.

A measurable goal is a goal that one tracks his or her progress as one continues the project. Kelly has a clear measure of how well she's doing. This is a measurable goal.

Nell and Kirby are in the process of negotiating their divorce agreement. What should be the tax consequences to Nell and Kirby if the following, considered individually, became part of the agreement?
a. In consideration for her one-half interest in their personal residence, Kirby will transfer to Nell stock with a value of $200,000 and $50,000 of cash. Kirby's cost of the stock was $150,000, and the value of the personal residence is $500,000. They purchased the residence three years ago for $300,000.
Nell's basis for the stock is _______$ X
Kirby's basis in the house is ______$ X
b. Nell will receive $1,000 per month for 120 months. If she dies before receiving all 120 payments, the remaining payments will be made to her estate.
The payments (qualify, do not qualify) as alimony and are (included in, excluded from) Nell's gross income as they are received.
c. Nell is to have custody of their 12-year-old son, Bobby. She is to receive $1,200 per month until Bobby (1) dies or (2) attains age 21 (whichever occurs first). After either of these events occurs, Nell will receive only $300 per month for the remainder of her life.
$ X per month is alimony that is (included in, excluded from) Nell's gross income, and the remaining $ X per month is considered​(child support, property settlement) and is (nontaxable, taxable) to Nell.

Mcmurtry Corporation sells a product for $250 per unit. The product's current sales are 13,600 units and its break-even sales are 10,608 units. The margin of safety as a percentage of sales is closest to:

SY Manufacturers (SYM) is producing T-shirts in three colors: red, blue, and white. The monthly demand for each color is 3,487 units. Each shirt requires 0.75 pound of raw cotton that is imported from the Luft-Geshfet-Textile (LGT) Company in Brazil. The purchasing price per pound is $1.55 (paid only when the cotton arrives at SYM's facilities) and transportation cost by sea is $0.70 per pound. The traveling time from LGT’s facility in Brazil to the SYM facility in the United States is two weeks. The cost of placing a cotton order, by SYM, is $186 and the annual interest rate that SYM is facing is 32 percent of total cost per pound.
a. What is the optimal order quantity of cotton? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Optimal order quantity pounds
b. How frequently should the company order cotton? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Company orders once every months
c. Assuming that the first order is needed on 1-Jul, when should SYM place the order?
17-Jun
1-Jul
15-Jul
d. How many orders will SYM place during the next year? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Number of orders times
e. What is the resulting annual holding cost? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Annual holding cost $ per year
f. What is the resulting annual ordering cost?
Annual ordering cost $
g. If the annual interest cost is only 5 percent, how will it affect the annual number of orders, the optimal batch size, and the average inventory?

Wainwright Corporation owns and operates a wholesale warehouse.
The following transactions occurred during March 2016:
1. Issued 30,000 shares of capital stock in exchange for $300,000 in cash.
2. Purchased equipment at a cost of $40,000. $10,000 cash was paid and a note payable was signed for the balance owed.
3. Purchased inventory on account at a cost of $90,000. The company uses the perpetual inventory system.
4. Credit sales for the month totaled $120,000. The cost of the goods sold was $70,000.
5. Paid $5,000 in rent on the warehouse building for the month of March.
6. Paid $6,000 to an insurance company for fire and liability insurance for a one-year period beginning April 1, 2016.
7. Paid $70,000 on account for the merchandise purchased in 3.
8. Collected $55,000 from customers on account.
9. Recorded depreciation expense of $1,000 for the month on the equipment.
Required:
1.Analyze each transaction and classify each as a financing, investing and/or operating activity.
A transaction can represent more than one type of activity.
Also indicate the cash effect of each, if any.
Activities:
Transaction Financing Investing Operating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Pargo Company is preparing its master budget for 2020. Relevant data pertaining to its sales, production, and direct materials budgets are as follows. Sales. Sales for the year are expected to total 1,900,000 units. Quarterly sales are 22%, 27%, 25%, and 26%, respectively. The sales price is expected to be $40 per unit for the first three quarters and $45 per unit beginning in the fourth quarter. Sales in the first quarter of 2021 are expected to be 10% higher than the budgeted sales for the first quarter of 2020.
Production Management desires to maintain the ending finished goods inventories at 25% of the next quarter's budgeted sales volume. Direct materials. Each unit requires 2 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $11 per pound. Management desires to maintain raw materials inventories at 10% of the next quarter's production requirements. Assume the production requirements for first quarter of 2021 are 495,000 pounds me Prepare the sales, production, and direct materials budgets by quarters for 2020

You recommend the following: We should discontinue our policy of reimbursing employees for meals and incidental expenses. In place of this policy, we should provide $100 daily stipends. This recommendation is best classified as what

A market has four individuals, each considering buying a grill. Assume that grills come in only one size and model. Martina considers herself a grill-master, and finds a grill a necessity, so she is willing to pay $400 for a grill. Javier is a meat-lover, honing his grilling skills, and is willing to pay $350 for a grill. Kamal wants to impress his friends with his vegetable grilling skills and is willing to pay $320 for a grill. Lina loves grilled shrimp and thinks it might be cheaper in the long run if she grills her own shrimp instead of eating out at a restaurant, so she is willing to pay $200 for a grill. If the market price ofgrills increases from $300 to $320, given the scenario described:

a. Collin is the only consumer who would be affected in terms of surplus.
b. Daniel drops out of the market.
c. Collin drops out of the market.
d. Collin loses any surplus he had.

Assume the bonds below have the same term and principal and that the state or local government that issues the municipal bond has a good credit rating. Which list has bonds correctly ordered from the one that pays the highest interest rate to the one that pays the lowest interest rate

Blight Financial has an investment in bonds issued by Searing Industries that are classified as trading securities. At December 31, Year 2, the Investment in Searing bonds account had a debit balance of $500,000, and the bonds were purchased at par so the $500,000 equals amortized cost. The Fair Value Adjustment account had a debit balance of $20,000. On December 31, Year 3, the amortized cost of those bonds has not changed, but the fair value of those bonds was $515,000. Which of the following will be included in the related journal entry dated December 31, Year 3?

a. Debit to Fair value adjustment for $5,000.
b. Credit to Fair value adjustment for $5,000.
c. Debit to Fair value adjustment for $25,000.
d. Credit to Fair value adjustment for $25,000.

Darby Company, operating at full capacity, sold 500,000 units at a price of $94 per unit during the current year. Its income statement is as follows:
Sales $47,000,000
Cost of goods sold 25,000,000
Gross profit $22,000,000
Expenses:
Selling expenses $4,000,000
Administrative expenses 3,000,000
Total expenses 7,000,000
Income from operations $15,000,000
The division of costs between variable and fixed is as follows:
Variable Fixed
Cost of goods sold 70% 30%
Selling expenses 75% 25%
Administrative expenses50% 50%
Management is considering a plant expansion program for the following year that will permit an increase of $3,760,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $1,800,000 but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs.
Required:
1. Determine the total variable costs and the total fixed costs for the current year.
Total variable costs $_____
Total fixed costs $_____
2. Determine (a) the unit variable cost and (b) the unit contribution margin for the current year.
Unit variable cost $_____
Unit contribution margin $_____
3. Compute the break-even sales (units) for the current year.
4. Compute the break-even sales (units) under the proposed program for the following year.
5. Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under the proposed program to realize the $15,000,000 of income from operations that were earned in the current year.
6. Determine the maximum income from operations possible with the expanded plant.
7. If the proposal is accepted and sales remain at the current level, what will the income or loss from operations be for the following year?
8. Based on the data given, would you recommend accepting the proposal?
a. In favor of the proposal because of the reduction in break-even point.
b. In favor of the proposal because of the possibility of increasing income from operations.
c. In favor of the proposal because of the increase in break-even point.
d. Reject the proposal because if future sales remain at the current level, the income from operations will increase.
e. Reject the proposal because the sales necessary to maintain the current income from operations would be below the current year sales.

Silver Enterprises has acquired All Gold Mining in a merger transaction. The following balance sheets represent the premerger book values for both firms:
Silver Enterprises
Current assets $ 10,000
Current liabilities $ 7,840
Other assets 3,100
Long-term debt 5,110
Net fixed assets 17,300
Equity 17,450
Total $ 30,400
Total $ 30,400
All Gold Mining
Current assets $ 2,920
Current liabilities $ 2,620
Other assets 1,380
Long-term debt 0
Net fixed assets 6,110
Equity 7,790
Total $ 10,410
Total $ 10,410
Construct the balance sheet for the new corporation if the merger is treated as a purchase for accounting purposes. The market value of All Gold Mining's fixed assets is $7,510; the market values for current and other assets are the same as the book values. Assume that Silver Enterprises issues $14,660 in new long-term dept to finance the acquisition.

Sunland Diesel owns the Fredonia Barber Shop. He employs 4 barbers and pays each a base rate of $1,440 per month. One of the barbers serves as the manager and receives an extra $520 per month. In addition to the base rate, each barber also receives a commission of $9.15 per haircut. Other costs are as follows.

Advertising $240 per month
Rent $1,100 per month
Barber supplies $0.35 per haircut
Utilities $185 per month plus $0.10 per haircut
Magazines $35 per month Sunland currently charges $16 per haircut.

Vin currently charges $10 per haircut.
Required:

a. Determine the variable costs per haircut and the total monthly fixed costs.
b. Compute the break-even point in units and dollars.
c. Prepare a CVP graph, assuming a maximum of 1,800 haircuts in a month. Use increments of 300 haircuts on the horizontal axis and $3,000 on the vertical axis.
d. Determine net income, assuming 1,600 haircuts are given in a month.

On December 31, 2021, the end of the fiscal year, California Microtech Corporation completed the sale of its semiconductor business for $15 million. The semiconductor business segment qualifies as a component of the entity according to GAAP. The book value of the assets of the segment was $13 million. The loss from operations of the segment during 2021 was $4.8 million. Pretax income from continuing operations for the year totaled $7.8 million. The income tax rate is 25%.
Prepare the lower portion of the 2021 income statement beginning with income from continuing operations before income taxes. Ignore EPS disclosures. (Amounts to be deducted and negative amounts should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in whole dollars and not in millions.)

"The​ ________ includes all international economic transactions with income or payment flows occurring within the year."

Cari created a list of ways to reduce her spending. Which activity should she omit from her list? Choose the correct answer below. use less expensive places for services such as haircuts wear items of clothing for an extra season buy store brands instead of name brands for food and other items rely on friends to treat me when I am out of money

A company issues $50 million of bonds at par on January 1, 2018. The bonds pay 10% interest semi-annually on 12/31 and 6/30 and mature in 20 years. The journal entry when the bonds are sold is:

Kim Co. purchased goods with a list price of $175,000, subject to trade discounts of 20% and 10%, with no cash discounts allowable. How much should Kim Co. record as the cost of these goods

You have a tax basis of ​$ and a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Provide a depreciation schedule ​(dk for k1​5) for ​% declining balance with switchover to straight line. Specify the year to switchover. Determine the depreciation amounts using the ​% declining balance and​ straight-line methods and BV amounts for each year

All the following are characteristics of a tradable market except a. Easy Access b. Parity c. Liquidity d. Fungibility e. Lack of a Trend

Daily demand for a certain product is normally distributed with a mean of 138 and a standard deviation of 13. The supplier is reliable and maintains a constant lead time of 7 days. The cost of placing an order is $17 and the cost of holding inventory is $0.40 per unit per year. There are no stock-out costs, and unfilled orders are filled as soon as the order arrives. Assume sales occur over 358 days of the year.
Your goal here is to find the order quantity and reorder point to satisfy a 73 percent probability of not stocking out during the lead time.
a. To manage inventory, the company is using
Continuous review system
Periodic review system
b. Find the order quantity. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Order quantity books
c. Find the reorder point. (Use Excel's NORMSINV() function to find the correct critical value for the given α-level. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "z" value to 2 decimal places and final answer to the nearest whole number.)
Reorder point

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, is a leading international mining company of copper, gold, and molybdenum. Its revenues were over $16 billion with net income of nearly $2 billion in a recent year.

Assume that in February 2020, Freeport-McMoRan paid $800,000 for a mineral deposit in Indonesia. During March, it spent $70,000 in preparing the deposit for exploitation. It was estimated that 1,000,000 total cubic yards could be extracted economically. During 2020, 60,000 cubic yards were extracted. During January 2021, the company spent another $6,000 for additional developmental work that increased the estimated productive capacity of the mineral deposit.

Required:
a. Compute the acquisition cost of the deposit in 2020.
b. Compute depletion for 2020.
c. Compute the net book value of the deposit after payment of the January 2021 developmental costs.

Definition of economic costs
Darnell lives in Philadelphia and runs a business that sells pianos. In an average year, he receives $842,000 from selling pianos. Of this sales revenue, he must pay the manufacturer a wholesale cost of $452,000; he also pays wages and utility bills totaling $301,000. He owns his showroom; if he chooses to rent it out, he will receive $38,000 in rent per year. Assume that the value of this showroom does not depreciate over the year. Also, if Darnell does not operate this piano business, he can work as an accountant and receive an annual salary of $48,000 with no additional monetary costs. No other costs are incurred in running this piano business.
Identify each of Darnell's costs in the following table as either an implicit cost or an explicit cost of selling pianos.
Implicit Cost
Explicit Cost
The wholesale cost for the pianos that Darnell pays the manufacturer
The salary Darnell could earn if he worked as an accountant
The wages and utility bills that Darnell pays
The rental income Darnell could receive if he chose to rent out his showroom
Complete the following table by determining Darnell's accounting and economic profit of his piano business.
Profit
(Dollars)
Accounting Profit
Economic Profit
If Darnell's goal is to maximize his economic profit, he( should, should not) stay in the piano business because the economic profit he would earn as an accountant would be $______.

Sunset Products manufactures skateboards. The following transactions occurred in March. Purchased $24,500 of materials on account. Issued $1,450 of supplies from the materials inventory. Purchased $25,900 of materials on account. Paid for the materials purchased in transaction (1) using cash. Issued $30,900 in direct materials to the production department. Incurred direct labor costs of $29,500, which were credited to Wages Payable. Paid $22,400 cash for utilities, power, equipment maintenance, and other miscellaneous items for the manufacturing shop. Applied overhead on the basis of 120 percent of direct labor costs. Recognized depreciation on manufacturing property, plant, and equipment of $5,900.
The following balances appeared in the accounts of Sunset Products for March:
Beginning Ending
Materials Inventory $ 13,500 ?
Work-in-Process Inventory 24,750 ?
Finished Goods Inventory 97,500 $ 54,750
Cost of Goods Sold 120,000
Required:
a. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions. (If o entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
Transactions General Journal Debit Credit
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
b. Prepare T-accounts to show the flow of costs during the period from Materials Inventory through Cost of Goods Sold.
Materials Inventory
Beg. bal. ___________ ____________
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
End. bal. ___________ ____________ ______
Work in Progress Inventory
Beg. bal. ___________ ____________
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
End. bal. ___________ ____________ ______
Manufacturing Overhead Control
Beg. bal. ___________ ____________
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
End. bal. ___________ ____________ ______
Applied Manufacturing Overhead
Beg. bal. ___________ ____________
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
End. bal. ___________ ____________ ______
Accounts Payable
Beg. bal. ___________ ____________
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
End. bal. ___________ ____________ ______
Cash
Beg. bal. ___________ ____________
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
End. bal. ___________ ____________ ______
Wages Payable
Beg. bal. ___________ ____________
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
End. bal. ___________ ____________ ______
Accumulated Depreciation-Property, Plant, and Equipment
Beg. bal. ___________ ____________
______ ___________ ____________ ______
______ ___________ ____________ ______
End. bal. ___________ ____________ ______
Finished Goods Inventory
Beg. bal. ___________ ____________
Goods Completed ___________ ____________ Transfer to Cost of Goods Sold
End. bal. ___________ ____________
Cost of Goods Sold
Beg. bal. ___________ ____________
Finished Goods Inventory ___________ ____________
End. bal. ___________ ____________

Luzadis Company makes furniture using the latest automated technology. The company uses a job-order costing system and applies manufacturing overhead cost to products on the basis of machine-hours. The predetermined overhead rate was based on a cost formula that estimates $900,000 of total manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of 75,000 machine-hours.

During the year, a large quantity of furniture on the market resulted in cutting back production and a buildup of furniture in the company’s warehouse. The company’s cost records revealed the following actual cost and operating data for the year:


Machine-hours 76,000
Manufacturing overhead cost $637,000
Inventories at year-end:
Raw materials $20,000
Work in process (includes overhead applied of $36,480) $115,800
Finished goods (includes overhead applied of $91,200) $289,500
Cost of goods sold (includes overhead applied of $480,320) $1,524,700

Required:

a. Compute the underapplied or overapplied overhead.
b. Assume that the company closes any underapplied or overapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare the appropriate journal entry. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
c. Assume that the company allocates any underapplied or over appliedoverhead proportionally to Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare the appropriate journal entry. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
d. How much higher or lower will net operating income be if the underapplied or overapplied overhead is allocated to Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold rather than being closed to Cost of Goods Sold?

Every 6 months, Leo Perez takes an inventory of the consumer debts he has outstanding. His latest tally shows that he still owes $4,250 on a home improvement loan (monthly payments of $100); he is making $50 monthly payments on a personal loan with a remaining balance of $825; he has a $1,500, secured single- payment loan that's due late next year; he has a $70,000 home mortgage on which he's making $850 monthly payments; he still owes $12,500 on a new car loan (monthly payments of $550); and he has a $1,200 balance on his Mastercard (minimum payment of $50), a $50 balance on his Shell credit card (balance due in 30 days), and a $500 balance on a personal line of credit ($90 monthly payments).
a. Use Worksheet to prepare an inventory of Leo's consumer debt.
Type of Consumer Debt Creditor Currently Monthly Latest Balance Due
Payment
Auto loans
Personal installment loans
Home improvement loan
Single-payment loans
Credit cards Mastercard
(retail charge cards, bank
cards, T&E Shell cards, etc.)
Personal line of credit $ $
Totals $
b. Find his debt safety ratio, given that his take-home pay is $2,000 per month. Round the answer to 1 decimal place. %
c. Would you consider this ratio to be good or bad?

At year-end 2018, Marvel Company total assets were $4.5 million, and its accounts payable were $850,000. Sales, which in 2018 were $5.5 million, are expected to increase by 25% in 2019. Total assets and accounts payable are proportional to sales, and that relationship will be maintained. Marvel typically uses no current liabilities other than accounts payable. Common stock amounted to $ 2.25 million in 2018, and retained earnings were $150,000. Marvel has arranged to sell $25,000 of new common stock in 2019 to meet some of its financing needs. The remainder of its financing needs will be met by issuing new long-term debt at the end of 2019. (Because the debt is added at the end of the year, there will be no additional interest expense due to the new debt.) Its net profit margin on sales is 2.5%, and 55% of earnings will be paid out as dividends.

Required:
a. What were Marvel's total long-term debt and total liabilities in 2018?
b. How much new long-term debt financing will be needed in 2019?

Champion manufactures winter fleece jackets for sale in the United States. Demand for jackets during the season is normally distributed, with a mean of 20,000 and a standard deviation of 10,000. Each jacket sells for $60 and costs $30 to produce. Any leftover jackets at the end of the season are sold for $25 at the year-end clearance sale. Holding jackets until the year-end sale adds another $5 to their cost. A recent recruit has suggested shipping leftover jackets to South America for sale in the winter there rather than running a clearance. Each jacket will fetch a price of $35 in South America, and all jackets sent there are likely to sell. Shipping costs add additional $5 to the cost of any jacket sold in South America, along with the $5 for holding jackets till the end of the season.

Required:
a. Would you recommend the South American option? Support your decision with calculations.
b. How will the South American option affect production and profitability at Champion?
c. On average, how many jackets will Champion ship to South America each season? (Note: you have already calculated this value in order to get the expected profit for the South American option.

A check register shows a balance of $152.34. The bank statement shows that a check for $75.00 deposited by the account owner was drawn against insufficient funds and was returned. A charge for $2.00 was also deducted by the bank because of the return. Compute the adjusted cash balance of the check register.

Larkspur Incorporated factored $124,300 of accounts receivable with Cullumber Factors Inc. on a without-recourse basis. Cullumber assesses a 2% finance charge of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 5% of accounts receivable for possible adjustments.

Required:
Prepare the journal entry for Larkspur Incorporated and Cullumber Factors to record the factoring of the accounts receivable to Cullumber.

Maria Boyd has been hired by Barnum Hotels to manage staffing for the regional hotel chain. Barnum intends to open two new hotels within the next three years and will have many job positions to fill. Historically, employee turnover is high at Barnum as employees remain with the company for one or two years before quitting. Maria realizes that Barnum needs to make significant changes in its personnel strategy in order to meet the company's goals for the future and improve employee retention rates. All of the following questions are relevant to Mari's decision to fill top positions at the new hotels with internal candidates EXCEPT::_______

a. What are the key managerial positions that are available at the new hotels?
b. What percentage of employers in the service industry use succession planning?
c. What skills, education, and training have been provided to potential candidates?
d. What is the designated procedure for assessing and selecting potential candidates?