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# A decrease in the number of sales personnel in Company K to

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A decrease in the number of sales personnel in Company K to [#permalink]  25 May 2018, 11:22
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A decrease in the number of sales personnel in Company K to 85 percent of the original sales force resulted in a decrease of 500 in the number of monthly sales.

 Quantity A Quantity B The percent decrease in the number of Company K's monthly sales The percent decrease in the number of Company K's sales personnel

A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Re: A decrease in the number of sales personnel in Company K to [#permalink]  17 Jul 2018, 09:09
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The initial sales could be anything let us suppose that it was $$1000 units$$ now the new sales after reduction in sales force would be $$500$$
Therefore percent decrease would be $$50%$$

However it could be the case that initially the sales was only $$10000$$ and the new sales would be $$9500$$ after reduction of $$500 units$$.

% decrease would be $$\frac{500}{10000} * 100 = 5%$$ approx

Now coming to Qty B it is fixed at $$15%$$

Hence we cannot definately conclude either A or B is the ans hence D
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