Steve applied for a position at blutech. the interviewers predicted that he would not succeed in the position and rejected him. steve was then hired in a similar position at rayzo, blutech's main competitor. steve was very successful at rayzo, playing a key role in the development of a product that took market share away from blutech. from blutech's position, the selection decision regarding steve was a a. miss; steve would have failed on the job. b. hit; steve would have succeeded on the job. c. hit; steve would have failed on the job. d. miss; steve would have succeeded on the job.

Haley photocopying purchases a paper from an out-of-state vendor. average weekly demand for paper is 150 cartons per week for which haley pays $15 per carton. in bound shipments from the vendor average 1000 cartoons with an average lead time of 3 weeks. haley operates 52 weeks per year; it carries a 4-week supply of inventory as safety stock and no anticipation inventory. the vendor has recently announced that they will be building a faculty near haley photocopying that will reduce lead time to one week. further, they will be able to reduce shipments to 200 cartons. haley believes that they will be able to reduce safety stock to a 1-week supply. what impact will these changes make to haley’s average inventory level and its average aggregated inventory value?