Marion sells for the Whatisits Company of Whoville.An analysis of the performance of the company's 25 person sales force shows that the average sales rep works 250 days a year,makes four calls a day,obtains an order,averaging $15,000,every ten calls made.Marion worked 200 days last year during which she made a total of 700 calls which resulted in 50 orders totaling $1,500,000 in sales volume.What was Marion's batting average?
A).03.
B).10.
C).15.
D).17.
E)None of these.

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Marion's batting average is calculated by dividing the number of orders she obtained by the total number of calls she made. She obtained 50 orders from 700 calls, so her batting average is 50/700 = 0.0714, which is not exactly represented by any of the choices given.

Marion Sells for the Whatisits Company of Whoville