As a security manager, you believe that the meeting today with the vice president of finance will not bring good news. Each business quarter seems to show poor profits and the need for cutbacks in all...

As a security manager, you believe that the meeting today with the vice president of finance will not bring good news. Each business quarter seems to show poor profits and the need for cutbacks in all departments. When you enter her office for the meeting, the VP, Alaine Nell, gets right to the point: “Your security budget to protect the three access points at the plant must be cut by 50 percent.” She draws a sketch of the huge square plant and notes that the three access points arecosting $500,000 annually for 24-hour-a-day security officer protection, including overtime. She states that each post requires four officers (three on and one off during each 24-hour period) at $40,000 apiece. She requests a business case with a plan and budget. Prepare this work product, providing hypothetical information if needed