NewPhase Modular Homes Is Located in a Large,depressed Urban Area,partly

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NewPhase Modular Homes is located in a large,depressed urban area,partly because of the historically low labor cost there.It needs skilled workers who can do carpentry,wiring,plumbing and other construction work.But,in the last 10 years,it has become harder and harder to find applicants who have basic literacy and math skills,much less people who are already skilled electricians and plumbers.NewPhase does not want to relocate its plant to another city with a more skilled labor force,so its realistic options INCLUDE all the following EXCEPT

• A) work with local elementary and high schools to help better educate potential employees.
• B) offer remedial training to current employees in lower-skilled jobs so that they can be moved into open positions in the more highly-skilled areas.
• C) weed out deficient applicants and fill open jobs by recruiting in other states with a more highly-educated population by offering above-market wages.
• D) hire deficient applicants and set up training programs for them.

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Definitions:

Oblique-Slip Faults

Faults that combine features of both strike-slip and dip-slip faults, moving both horizontally and vertically.

Normal Fault

A type of fault where the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall due to tensional forces.

Reverse Fault

A type of fault where the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall due to compressional forces.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where two blocks of earth slide past each other horizontally.