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
ps. just stumbled on to this forum like yesterday and I really do appreciate the help I've been given. Thanks a bunch!
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
ps. just stumbled on to this forum like yesterday and I really do appreciate the help I've been given. Thanks a bunch!
