A Software Development Company Is Designing an Evaluation Plan for Its

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A software development company is designing an evaluation plan for its software programmers. The company feels that changes are necessary because it lacks the facts it needs to distinguish outstanding software programmers from those that are only average, or worse. Previously, the company paid software programmers a flat salary and based evaluations on supervisors' opinions. Now, however, the company is considering the following measures for its software programmers:
Measurement Strategy Alpha: Software programmers will be evaluated based on the total number of lines of code that they produce.
Measurement Strategy Beta: Software programmers will be evaluated based on their ability to produce computer code that is free of errors.
Measurement Strategy Gamma: Software programmers will be evaluated based on the market success of the products they produce.
The choice to use only Measurement Strategy Beta would be vulnerable to criticism because it would give the software programmers an incentive to do what?
Make overly optimistic commitments to customer-facing employees at the company
Spend too much time checking their code in order to eliminate any possibility of error
Develop projects that meet programming requirements but not market requirements
Skip the quality assurance checks that reveal the most damaging software errors
Produce more lines of code than are required to perform a given function

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Definitions:

Shipping Cost

The expense associated with transporting goods from one location to another, significantly affecting the pricing and logistics decisions of businesses.

Supplier Criteria

Conditions or standards used by a company to evaluate and select suppliers based on factors like quality, delivery, price, and service.

Weighted Total

A method to calculate an overall score by applying different weights to various components according to their importance.

Holding Cost

The expenses incurred for storing and maintaining unsold inventory, including storage, insurance, taxes, and opportunity costs.