Ellen jones is the human resource manager of a midsize company that manufactures camping tents. the company employs approximately two hundred employees. ellen is in the process of redesigning the company's performance- management system. she has been instructed by the top management to develop a performance-management system that encourages employees to go beyond their formal job duties. supervisors in this fast-paced organization have a limited opportunity to track their subordinates' performances on a daily basis. employees work in self-managed cross-functional work teams, with each team responsible for its own productivity. with input from supervisors, each team sets its own goals for each month of the year, and employee compensation is based on the team's goal achievement as well as on individual performance factors. refer to scenario 10.1. which of the following is not likely to be one of the responsibilities of ellen's department according to the company's new performance-management system? select one: a. linking performance-appraisal information to the company's compensation system b. ensuring that performance standards are clearly communicated to employees c. determining the timing of the performance appraisals d. linking performance-appraisal information to training and development efforts e. collecting information about the day-to-day activities of employees during appraisals

answer; comparing the additional benefits and costs;

of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.