$"$We have $125$ qualified candidates for the quarterly training program but only $25$ slots," said Bill Robbins, production manager. $"$In that case, randomly select $25,$ and we will train the other candidates later this year during the next rounds of training," said Jill Stern, division manager. By selecting the first $25$ qualified candidates at random rather than examining each candidate's file to determine if more qualified candidates should be selected first, the managers are engaging in

Select one:

A$.$ satisficing.

B$.$ optimizing.

C$.$ maximizing.

D$.$ ignoring.

E$.$ favoring.