A WASTED. GIVINGREAD THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND MARK THE LETTER A,...

39. A wasteD. givingRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer toeach of the following questions.Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. Foremployees whose job involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of thecomputer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed,employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USAToday estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually,the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted whenBusiness Weekpublished “The Portable Executive” as itscover story a few years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular?Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers.Theseexecutives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would betoo difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager’sresponsibilities.It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting arereluctantto accept the opportunity.Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the sameconsideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even when a spacein their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office.