Which of the following statements about striving to reduce labor costs per pair produced at each of the company's facilities is true? a$.$Because of the progressively higher amounts of time it takes to produce branded footwear having a $7-$star or higher S$/$Q rating, it is very difficult for a company producing branded footwear with a S$/$Q rating of $7-$stars or higher to achieve labor costs per pair produced that are significantly below the industry average in those geographic regions where it has production facilities. b$.$A company's best pathway to achieving low labor costs per branded pair produced is by aggressively pursuing all available options to boost labor productivity to the highest possible level. c$.$A company cannot achieve labor costs per pair produced that are well below the industry average and close to the lowest in the industry $($in each geographic region where it has production facilities$)$ unless its annual total compensation package is considerably below the average total compensation paid by all companies with production facilities in these same regions. d$.$All companies, regardless of the strategy being employed, should pursue actions to manage employee compensation and labor productivity in a manner that results in labor costs per pair produced equal to $($or very close to$)$ the industry$-$low in each region where the company has facilities. e$.$Pursuing actions to achieve low labor costs per pair produced at company facilities is important only to those companies striving to be a low$-$cost$/$low$-$price provider of branded athletic footwear; companies pursuing a strategy to offer buyers premium branded footwear at a premium price do not really have to be concerned about having low labor costs per pair produced.