BioMd is a manufacturer of high-end medical diagnostic equipment. The company's revenues and profit margins have come under pressure during the last two years because of decline in product demand. Daisy Howell, the CEO of the company, calls for a senior management meeting to finalize the strategies to be adopted to tackle the dip in profit margins. In the meeting, most managers argue in favor of using downsizing as a means to reducing costs and improving margins. However, Daisy strongly argued for the use of layoffs instead of downsizing. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen Daisy's argument?