Adelint Inc

Adelint Inc., a retail store chain, had been incurring high costs and hence downsized its workforce to increase its profits. However, the company's business grew over the next 6 months, and it had to recruit many new employees. The company hence ended up incurring the usual high infrastructure costs as well as the cost of recruiting the new employees. Instead of downsizing its workforce, Adelint Inc. could have _____

A) rightsized its workforce.
B) outsourced its work.
C) invested in plant and machinery.
D) reduced its fixed assets.