Question

Following is the distribution of 300 employees across various disciplines in a company. If the company were to transfer 9 employees from Marketing to Operations, what would be the new percentage of employees working in both the divisions?

• A. 27% (Operations); 29% (Marketing)
• B. 33% (Operations) ; 26% (Marketing)
• C. 30% (Operations); 23% (Marketing)
• D. 33% (Operations); 23% (Marketing)

Answer 1

The correct option is D 33% (Operations); 23% (Marketing)

Marketing comprises of 26% of the total employees in the company. Therefore the number of employees in marketing
$=\frac{26}{100}\times 300=78$
Operations comprises 30% of the total employees in the company. Therefore the number of employees in operations
$=\frac{30}{100}\times 300=90$
So if 9 employees were transferred from the marketing department and handed over to operations, then we are left with a total of 69 employees in marketing and 99 employees in Operations.

Therefore, percentage of employees in marketing
$=\frac{69}{300}\times 100=23$
Percentage of employees in Operations
$=\frac{99}{300}\times 100=33$