Question

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

A company employs 400 salespeople. Of these, 83 received a bonus last year, 100 attended a special sales training program at the beginning of last year, and 42 both attended the special sales training program and received a bonus. (Note: the bonus was based totally on sales performance.)

a)  What proportion of the 400 salespeople received a bonus last year?

b)  What proportion of the 400 salespeople attended the special sales training program at the beginning of last year?

c)  What proportion of the 400 salespeople both attended the special sales training program and received a bonus?

d)  What proportion of the salespeople who attended the special sales training program received a bonus?

e)  Based on your answers to parts a and d, does the special sales training program seem to have been effective? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Solution-

(a) The proportion of the 400 salespeople received a bonus last year Is,

P =Number of salespeople received bonus last year/Total number of salespeople = 83/400 = 0 .2075

(b) The proportion of the 400 salespeople attended the special sales training Program at the begmarng of last year Is,

P=Number of salespeople attended the special sales tram,/Total combs of salespeople = 100/400 = 0.25

(c) The proportion of the 400 salespeople both attended the special sales tranung and received a bonus is ,

P =Number of salespeople who attended the spinal sales training and received a bonus/Total number of salespeople = 42/400 = 0.105

(d) The proportion of the salespeople who attended the special sales tram, received a bonus Is,

P =Number of salespeople who attended the spinal sales training and received a bonus/Total number of salespeople Wm attendad speual sales trammg = 42/100 = 0.42

(e) Yes, the special sales training program seem to have been efficient because almost half of the people who got sales bon, also attended the sales training program.

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