Lexie, a sales representative for GreenWares Company, failed to achieve her sales quota last year but was praised by her manager for reducing her expense account by 25 percent. Lexie was
A) effective but not efficient.
B) somewhat effective and very inefficient.
C) both effective and efficient.
D) not effective but efficient.
E) not effective and not efficient.

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Efficiency refers to how well resources are used to achieve a goal, and effectiveness refers to the degree to which objectives are achieved. Lexie did not meet her sales quota, indicating she was not effective. However, reducing her expense account by 25 percent shows she used resources efficiently.

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