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Srijan Mukherjee

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· 1 Months ago

Number of employees of the finance department who got an increment of at least 10% in 2015 = 32 - 9 = 23{error in solution}

Question:
DIRECTIONS: Study the following table carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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2014

No. of employees in 2014

2015

No. of employees in 2015

Department

<10%

<20%

<30%

-

<10%

<20%

<30%

-

Design

15

32

45

54

11

21

37

59

Production

24

37

54

80

16

35

60

88

Quality control

18

30

46

65

14

28

43

58

Marketing

14

31

41

45

10

26

45

62

HR

16

28

40

55

12

24

39

60

Finance

13

27

36

40

9

32

37

52

What is the difference between the number of employees of the finance department who got increment of at least 10% in 2015 and the number of employees in the production department who got increment of at least 20% in 2014?
Options:
A) 4
B) 9
C) 6
D) 8
Solution:

Number of employees of the finance department who got an increment of at least 10% in 2015 = 37 - 9 = 26

Number of employees in the production department who got an increment of at least 20% in 2014 = 54 - 37 = 17

Required difference = 26 - 17 = 9


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· 1 Months ago

Dear Student, The correct explanation has been provided.Do recheck it.
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