OG QR 2nd Ed. #154 & #155

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OG QR 2nd Ed. #154 & #155

by tofubeans » Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:05 pm
154) A survey of employers found that during 1993 employment costs rose 3.5 percent, where employment costs consist of salary costs and fringe-benefit costs. If salary costs rose 3 percent and fringe-benefit costs rose 5.5 percent during 1993, then fringe-benefit costs represented what percent of employment costs at the beginning of 1993?

a) 16.5%
b) 20%
c) 35%
d) 55%
e) 65%

155) A certain company that sells only cars and trucks reported that revenues from car sales in 1997 were down 11 percent from 1996 and revenues from truck sales in 1997 were up 7 percent from 1996. If total revenues from car sales and truck sales in 1997 were up 1 percent from 1996, what is the ratio of revenue from car sales in 1996 to revenue from truck sales in 1996?

a) 1:2
b) 4:5
c) 1:1
d) 3:2
e) 5:3

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by GMATGuruNY » Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:25 pm
tofubeans wrote: 155) A certain company that sells only cars and trucks reported that revenues from car sales in 1997 were down 11 percent from 1996 and revenues from truck sales in 1997 were up 7 percent from 1996. If total revenues from car sales and truck sales in 1997 were up 1 percent from 1996, what is the ratio of revenue from car sales in 1996 to revenue from truck sales in 1996?

a) 1:2
b) 4:5
c) 1:1
d) 3:2
e) 5:3

ps. just stumbled on to this forum like yesterday and I really do appreciate the help I've been given. Thanks a bunch!
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by GMATGuruNY » Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:27 pm
tofubeans wrote:154) A survey of employers found that during 1993 employment costs rose 3.5 percent, where employment costs consist of salary costs and fringe-benefit costs. If salary costs rose 3 percent and fringe-benefit costs rose 5.5 percent during 1993, then fringe-benefit costs represented what percent of employment costs at the beginning of 1993?

a) 16.5%
b) 20%
c) 35%
d) 55%
e) 65%

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My students have been admitted to HBS, CBS, Tuck, Yale, Stern, Fuqua -- a long list of top programs.

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