Backroads Merchandise,an Oklahoma-Based Manufacturer of Outdoors and Sports Products,is Facing

Backroads Merchandise,an Oklahoma-based manufacturer of outdoors and sports products,is facing a pronounced downturn in business due to lower-priced products from foreign competitors.Top management is concerned that this will be a permanent or long-term problem and they have decided to reduce the number of employees.The CEO has conferred with the director of HR to learn which method of reducing the workforce will be received better by both the employees leaving and the employees remaining behind.The CEO also wishes to minimize the cost of the reduction process.The director of HR has suggested the use of

A) layoffs with the option of re-hire when business revives.
B) voluntary separations with severance.
C) greater use of contingent workers.
D) attrition combined with a hiring freeze.