Question

    Direction: A company organizes an annual evaluation of employees across its five departments: Research, Development, Finance, Marketing, and Operations. Each department has employees distributed among three experience levels: Junior, Mid-Level, and Senior. The total number of employees across all departments is 600. The following information is known about the distribution and experience levels of the employees in each department: The Research department comprises 18% of the total employees, and within this department, the ratio of Junior to Mid-Level to Senior employees is 3:4:2. The Development department has 22% of the company's total employees, with Junior employees making up 40%, Mid-Level employees 35%, and the rest Senior employees. In the Finance department, which has 16% of the total employees, the Junior, Mid-Level, and Senior employees are in the ratio 2:3:1, respectively. The Marketing department has 26% of the company's total employees, with Junior, Mid-Level, and Senior employees distributed in the ratio 5:4:3. The Operations department includes the remaining employees, with 20% in the Junior level, 60% in the Mid-Level, and the remaining employees in the Senior level. Answer the following questions based on the above data.

    In the Marketing department, the total employees are

    divided among Junior, Mid-Level, and Senior levels based on the given ratio. Calculate the difference between the number of Junior and Senior employees in the Marketing department.
    A 28 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 26 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 24 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 30 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Marketing department employees = 26% of 600 = 156 Ratio of Junior to Mid-Level to Senior employees in Marketing = 5:4:3 Junior employees in Marketing = (5/12) * 156 = 65 Senior employees in Marketing = (3/12) * 156 = 39 Difference = 65 - 39 = 26

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