85. What reason does the speaker give for the poor performance?
(A) A competitor entered the market.
(B) The marketing budget was cut.
(C) The products were defective.
(D) A management position was vacant.

Thanks for joining this emergency sales strategy session. Overall, the company is doing well, but if you look at the chart on the screen, you can see a clear disparity. While the East and West regions are exceeding targets, one region is significantly lagging behind. We believe this is due to the departure of the regional director.Two months ago, my plan is to temporarily reassign Miss Lopez from the North region to take over the underperforming territory until we find a permanent replacement. She has a great track record of turning things around.