In 2007, Lucent Technologies Discharged an Installation Estimator Who Was

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In 2007, Lucent Technologies discharged an installation estimator who was 55 in the course of a reduction-in-force. The estimator had 34 years of experience with Lucent, including 10 in the estimator position and had received recent performance evaluations that were outstanding. The company discharged this individual along with another estimator who was 51 years old and retained two younger estimators who were 42 and 27. The younger estimators were less experienced than the person making the claim and had received lower performance ratings. Which of the following statements is most likely the case?

• A) The high performance rating for the person making the claim was likely inflated.
• B) Lucent Technologies has engaged in treatment discrimination against the person making the claim.
• C) Lucent Technologies has engaged in access and treatment discrimination against the person making the claim.
• D) Lucent Technologies was retaining an older worker who was 42 and has the right to choose which worker they prefer.

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Definitions:

Merchandise Inventory

The value of the products that a company has in stock and intends to sell.

FOB Shipping Point

A term used in shipping agreements indicating that the buyer is responsible for paying shipping costs and for the goods at the point of departure from the seller's shipping dock.

Inventory Turnover

An indicator of the number of times a business's inventory turns over and is replenished during a certain period, demonstrating how efficiently inventory is managed.

Specific Identification Method

An inventory valuation method that tracks the actual cost of each specific item of inventory to determine cost of goods sold and ending inventory.