Gion company is considering eliminating its windows division, which reported an operating loss for the recent year of $105,000. division sales for the year were $1,110,000 and its variable costs were $975,000. the fixed costs of the division were $220,000. if the windows division is dropped, 65% of the fixed costs allocated to it could be eliminated. the impact on gion’s operating income from eliminating this business segment would be:

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above