A Vehicle Manufacturing Company Decides to Hire 35 Employees for Its

A vehicle manufacturing company decides to hire 35 employees for its new servicing branch located in Louisiana. A total of 90 eligible applicants apply for the job, of which 40 are black and 50 are white. Assuming that the company decides to hire 10 blacks and 25 whites, what can be inferred using the four-fifths rule?

A) 0.5 < 0.8; this indicates that there is no evidence of discrimination.
B) 2 > 0.8; this indicates that there is evidence of discrimination.
C) The hiring rate for blacks is equal to four-fifths the hiring rate of whites; hence, there is no evidence of discrimination.
D) 0.5 < 0.8; this indicates that there is evidence of discrimination.
E) 2 > 0.8; this indicates that there is no evidence of discrimination.