Which of the following accurately describes the objective of affirmative action?
A) If 30 percent of the local population is Hispanic, then 30 percent of a company's engineers should be Hispanic.
B) If 55 percent of the local population is female, then 55 percent of all companies' employees should be female throughout all levels of the organizations.
C) If 20 percent of the engineers in the local area are African American, then a company should have about 20 percent African American employees on its engineering staff.
D) If 40 percent of the engineers available locally are African American, then a company should have about 1 out of 10 African American engineers.
E) If 40 percent of the local population is Hispanic, the school systems should have 40 percent Hispanic teachers.

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The objective of affirmative action is to ensure equal representation of underrepresented groups in the workforce or education system. Option C accurately describes this objective by stating that a company should have approximately the same percentage of African American employees on its engineering staff as the percentage of engineers who are African American in the local area.

Which of the Following Accurately Describes the Objective of Affirmative