Employee \(X\)'s annual salary is \(\$12,000\) more than half of Employee \(Y\)'s annual salary. Employee \(Z\)'s annual

Employee \(X\)'s annual salary is \(\$12,000\) more than half of Employee \(Y\)'s annual salary. Employee \(Z\)'s annual salary is \(\$15,000\) more than half of Employee \(X\)'s annual salary. If Employee \(X\)'s annual salary is \(\$27,500,\) which of the following lists these three people in order of increasing annual salary?

A. \(Y, Z, X\)
B. \(Y, X, Z\)
C. \(Z, X, Y\)
D. \(X, Y, Z\)
E. \(X, Z, Y\)

Answer: E

Source: Official Guide