Scenario 2.1 Tia's Tamale Factory Employs 50 Workers to Make and Ship

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Scenario 2.1
Tia's tamale factory employs 50 workers to make and ship food products all over the United States.The factory is located in a county where 60 percent of the residents are identified as people belonging to a protected class.Tia must hire an additional supervisor and despite her best efforts, she gets only three applicants: Conchita, a 35-year-old female; Sancho, a 17-year-old malebelonging to the protected class; and Maureen, a 48-year-old disabled woman.
-Refer to Scenario 2.1.Suppose, Conchita and Maureen are equally qualified, and Tia decides to choose Maureen owing to her additional years of work experience, this action would most likely to be:

• A) permissible under Executive Order 11246.
• B) prohibited under Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
• C) a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
• D) a violation of Title VII because the other employees are primarily Hispanic.
• E) permissible under Title VII of the Civil Rights Actbecause the applicants were treated equally.

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Definitions:

Product Cost Method

An accounting technique used to calculate the total production cost of a product, including materials, labor, and overhead.

Yield Pricing

A type of differential analysis focused on whether to accept business at a special price.

Theory Of Constraints

A manufacturing strategy that focuses on reducing the influence of bottlenecks (constraints) on production processes.

Product Cost Method

A costing technique used to determine the expense associated with producing a product, including direct labor, materials, and overhead.