The difference between a gross material requirements plan and a net requirements plan is that
a. the gross mrp does not take taxes into account, whereas the net requirements plan includes the tax considerations. b. the gross mrp includes consideration of the inventory on hand, whereas the net requirements plan does not. c. the net requirements plan includes consideration of the inventory on hand, whereas the gross mrp does not. d. the gross mrp may not be computerized, but the net requirements plan must be computerized.

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?