Five years ago, to respond to cost-cutting pressure during a weak economy, your company decided to close five sales offices employing five people each. Currently your company employs independent sales agents who earn a 2.5% commission on all sales. The economy has recently turned around, and one of your colleagues suggests that you could hire 25 people for $50,000 per employee to do the sales job as independent agents at a cost of goods sold (COGS) of only 0.5%. What concerns might you have about such an approach?