Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each uf the numbered blanks from 18 to 23.

The purpose of the workforce plan is to (18)_____to achieve its overall objective by successfully putting its corporate strategies(19)_____. So it is these whole business objective and strategies that are the starting point for assessing the number and type of staff of workers that will be needed in the future.(20)______, the business may be planning to increase sales by targeting new markets for(21)_____. The workforce plan will need to set out how the people required to make this happen will be recruited, retained, developed or relocated if (22)______is the goal, and if workforce efficiency is one of the strategies, plans will need to be in place to (23_____ productivity, cut wages bills or delays the organizational structure..