If a company invests in production improvement option D that will boost labor productivity by 50%, while its annual depreciation costs will rise by an amount equal to 10% of the investment costs associated with installing option D, it is accurate to say that its labor costs per pair produced will decline

a. the greatest in whichever company production facility currently has the lowest total employee compensation per year.

b. by the same dollar amount in all of the company's production facilities that implement option D because the gains in labor productivity are 50% irrespective of what other differences in labor-related conditions may exist.

c. from $5.00 per pair to $3.33 for a production facility in the Asia-Pacific that currently has labor productivity of 3,600 pairs per worker and total regular compensation (which does not include overtime pay) of $18,000 annually.

d. from $4.61 per pair to $3.50 for a production facility in the Asia-Pacific that currently has labor productivity of 3,800 pairs per worker and total regular compensation (which does not include overtime pay) of $17,500 annually.

e. from $6.00 per pair to $3.81 for a production facility in Latin America that currently has labor productivity of 3,500 pairs per worker and total regular compensation (which does not include overtime pay) of $20,000 annually.