Scenario 19-7 Mark Works Full Time at a Large Accounting Firm. Mark

question 47

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Scenario 19-7
Mark works full time at a large accounting firm. Mark has been at the firm for four years but has not been given a promotion, even though newer employees have already been promoted. Mark believes he is a victim of labor-market discrimination, and threatens to hire a lawyer to sue the company.
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-Refer to Scenario 19-7. Which of the following would weaken Mark's case against his employer?

• A)Mark is more productive than other newly-hired accountants who were promoted before he was.
• B)Mark works more than any other accountant in the firm.
• C)Newly hired employees who were promoted before Mark had extensive previous accounting experience.
• D)Newly hired employees who were promoted before Mark are more well-liked by other accountants in the firm.

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