As a new sales manager, your first task is to analyze the recent drastic loss in sales and decide how the department should deal with this loss. You realize you have 4 choices. According to utilitarianism, which of the following is the best choice?

a) decrease pay for all 30 employees

b) terminate the salesperson who has had the lowest sales for 3 consecutive months

c) decrease commission for all 18 salespeople

d) terminate 3 cashiers