Tri-mart dismissed an employee who was caught stealing items from the store stockroom. in retaliation, the employee is threatening to file a lawsuit claiming race discrimination. assuming the discipline was based on facts, not bias, how can tri-mart best protect itself from being liable for such claims
a. by establishing and following a formal discipline policy, so discipline is fair
b. by disclosing personal information showing the employee is not trustworthy
c. by avoiding any implied agreements with the employees it hires
d. by never asking employees to do anything illegal
e. by conducting random searches more frequently

Hank itzek manufactures and sells homemade wine, and he wants to develop a standard cost per gallon. the following are required for production of a 70-gallon batch. 2,700 ounces of grape concentrate at $0.04 per ounce 77 pounds of granulated sugar at $0.43 per pound 133 lemons at $0.79 each 350 yeast tablets at $0.24 each 350 nutrient tablets at $0.14 each 2,500 ounces of water at $0.001 per ounce hank estimates that 4% of the grape concentrate is wasted, 9% of the sugar is lost, and 32% of the lemons cannot be used. compute the standard cost of the ingredients for one gallon of wine. (round intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g.