Which of the following, if TRUE, best supports the argument that the forced distribution method is the most appropriate performance appraisal tool for Dixon to use?

Dixon executives want the firm to become a high performing work system within five years.
Employees at Dixon are provided training opportunities based on performance appraisal results.
Supervisors at Dixon work with HR to hire, fire, and train all employees.
Dixon will be reducing its workforce and eliminating the lowest performing employees.

Adamson company manufactures four lines of garden tools. as a result of an activity analysis, the accounting department has identified eight activity cost pools. each of the product lines is produced in large batches, with the whole plant devoted to one product at a time. classify each of the following activities or costs as either unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level. activities (a) machining parts. (b) product design. (c) plant maintenance. (d) machine setup. (e) assembling parts. (f) purchasing raw materials. (g) property taxes. (h) painting.