Answer: layoff
Explanation:
From the information in the question, we can see that Jane is trying to reduce the size of the workforce here through layoff.
Since Joan explains that the termination is temporary, then it's a layoff. If it were to be firing, the termination won't be temporary but permanent as they can't be recalled by the company. But since the employees are discharged temporarily, it's a layoff.
Ford was the first person to receive this patent.
We can solve the problem by using the mirror equation:

where
f is the focal length

is the distance of the object from the mirror

is the distance of the image from the mirror
For the sign convention, the focal length is taken as negative for a convex mirror:

and the image is behind the mirror, so virtual, therefore its sign is negative as well:

putting the numbers in the mirror equation, we find the distance of the object from the mirror surface:

So, the distance of the object from the mirror is
The answer is Absorb I’m pretty sure.