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Acme Global Needed to Hire 45 New Advertising Sales Agents

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Acme Global needed to hire 45 new advertising sales agents.The applicant pool consisted of 100 African American females and 100 White females.Of the 200 applicants,Acme Global hired 20 of the African American females and 25 of the White females.Is there evidence of disparate impact?


A) Yes, the African American selection rate of 20% is less than 80%, so the Four-Fifths Rule is not met.
B) Yes, the African American selection rate of 25% is less than 80%, so the Four-Fifths Rule is not met.
C) No, the African American selection rate of 25% is more than 20%, so the Four-Fifths Rule is met.
D) No, the African American selection rate of 20% is equal to 80% of the 25% selection rate for Whites, so the Four-Fifths Rule is met.

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