A company has 1000 Type-A accounts,each requiring 28 calls per year,and 2200 Type-B accounts,each requiring 15 calls per year.If each salesperson at the company makes 1500 sales calls per year on average,approximately how many salespeople will be needed?
A)31
B)35
C)41
D)45
E)48

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To find the total number of calls needed, we can use the following formula:

Total calls = Number of Type-A accounts x Calls per Type-A account + Number of Type-B accounts x Calls per Type-B account

Plugging in our values, we get:

Total calls = (1000 x 28) + (2200 x 15)
Total calls = 28,000 + 33,000
Total calls = 61,000

Now, to find the number of salespeople needed, we simply divide the total number of calls by the average number of calls made by one salesperson:

Salespeople needed = Total calls / Average calls per salesperson
Salespeople needed = 61,000 / 1500
Salespeople needed ≈ 40.7

Rounding up to the nearest whole number, we get that approximately 41 salespeople will be needed. Therefore, the best choice is (C).

A Company Has 1000 Type-A Accounts,each Requiring 28 Calls Per