Bill Tarnofsky Makes the Following Statement: "We Must Become More

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Bill Tarnofsky makes the following statement: "We must become more flexible if we are to meet our personnel needs and maximize efficiency. In the past, we simply hired as many full-time employees as we thought we needed. But this focus has caused us to lose many valuable employees. We should offer flextime and job sharing options to help us keep and attract talented employees." Margaret Robin responds by saying: "Alternatives to traditional job design approaches can lead to significant cost savings. Next year we are expected to have 500 more employees than our current facility allows, but my analysis reveals that 600 of our employees could telecommute. Therefore, we can avoid costly actions such as moving our offices or building extensions if these workers became telecommuters. Job sharing can also reduce facility costs as well as payroll costs."
Which of the following is assumed by Robin's argument?

• A) Other companies in the organization's industry have encouraged telecommuting.
• B) Overcrowding in the company's facilities has gotten worse in recent years.
• C) It would not be possible to offer telecommuting and job sharing options to the same employees.
• D) The number of employees who currently telecommute is no more than 100.
• E) The opportunity to save costs is the only possible justification that upper management will accept.

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