Employee Effectiveness and Training Survey

XAT 2015 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Medium · Data Interpretation

Passage / data set

As a part of employee improvement programs, every year an organization conducts a survey on three factors: 1. Number of days (in integers) of training undergone, 2. Amount of bonus (in lacs) received by an employee and 3. Employee effectiveness score (on the scale of 1 to 10). Survey results for last two years are given below for the same seven employees.

EmployeeTraining Days (Survey 1)Bonus (Survey 1)Training Days (Survey 2)Bonus (Survey 2)Effectiveness Score (Survey 1)Effectiveness Score (Survey 2)
1173127359.08.5
2102721225.09.5
3121615144.57.0
418219189.05.5
5201918308.06.5
6152313266.58.0
7131225177.54.0

Question 1 of 4

In Survey 1, what was the average bonus earned by employees who underwent training for more than 17 days?

  1. A.

    Between 16 and 17 lacs

  2. B.

    Between 17 and 18 lacs

  3. C.

    Between 18 and 19 lacs

  4. D.

    Between 19 and 20 lacs

  5. E.

    None of the above

Answer

D

Explanation

In Survey 1, employees with more than 17 days of training are Employee 4 (18 days) and Employee 5 (20 days). Their bonuses in Survey 1 are 21 lacs and 19 lacs respectively. Average bonus = 21+192=20=19.5\frac{21 + 19}{2} = 20 = 19.5 lacs. This is between 19 and 20 lacs.

Question 2 of 4

Identify the number of employees whose employee effectiveness score was higher than 7 in Survey 1, but whose bonus was lower than 20 lacs in Survey 2.

  1. A.

    2

  2. B.

    3

  3. C.

    4

  4. D.

    5

  5. E.

    None of the above

Answer

A

Explanation

Employees with Effectiveness Score > 7 in Survey 1:

  • Employee 1 ( score 9.0)
  • Employee 4 ( score 9.0)
  • Employee 5 ( score 8.0)
  • Employee 7 ( score 7.5)

Now, check their bonus in Survey 2:

  • Employee 1: 35 lacs (not < 20)
  • Employee 4: 18 lacs (< 20)
  • Employee 5: 30 lacs (not < 20)
  • Employee 7: 17 lacs (< 20)

Thus, Employees 4 and 7 satisfy both conditions. The count is 2.

Question 3 of 4

From Survey 1 to Survey 2, how many employees underwent more days of training but their annual bonus decreased?

  1. A.

    1

  2. B.

    2

  3. C.

    3

  4. D.

    4

  5. E.

    None of the above

Answer

B

Explanation

Employees whose training days increased from Survey 1 to Survey 2:

  • Employee 1: 17 to 27 (Bonus: 31 to 35 - increased)
  • Employee 2: 10 to 21 (Bonus: 27 to 22 - decreased)
  • Employee 3: 12 to 15 (Bonus: 16 to 14 - decreased)
  • Employee 7: 13 to 25 (Bonus: 12 to 17 - increased)

Thus, for Employees 2 and 3, training days increased but annual bonus decreased. The count is 2.

Question 4 of 4

From Survey 1 to Survey 2: for how many employees training days increased along with an increase of employee effective score by at least 1.0 rating?

  1. A.

    2

  2. B.

    3

  3. C.

    4

  4. D.

    7

  5. E.

    None of the above

Answer

A

Explanation

Employees with increased training days:

  • Employee 1: score 9.0 to 8.5 (decreased)
  • Employee 2: score 5.0 to 9.5 (increased by 4.5 >= 1.0)
  • Employee 3: score 4.5 to 7.0 (increased by 2.5 >= 1.0)
  • Employee 7: score 7.5 to 4.0 (decreased)

Thus, Employees 2 and 3 meet the criteria. The count is 2.

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