Consider the performance data about the four sales regions shown below.Which of the four regions has the highest performance index? $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
\hline \text { Sales region } & \text { Expected sales } & \text { Actual sales } \
\hline \text { North } & \$ 200,000 & \$ 240,000 \
\hline \text { South } & \$ 170,000 & \$ 170,000 \
\hline \text { East } & \$ 140,000 & \$ 190,000 \
\hline \text { West } & \$ 160,000 & \$ 200,000 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
A) North.
B) South.
C) East.
D) West.
E) Cannot be determined from the information given.

Question

Consider the performance data about the four sales regions shown below.Which of the four regions has the highest performance index? $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } 
\hline \text { Sales region } & \text { Expected sales } & \text { Actual sales } \
\hline \text { North } & \$ 200,000 & \$ 240,000 \
\hline \text { South } & \$ 170,000 & \$ 170,000 \
\hline \text { East } & \$ 140,000 & \$ 190,000 \
\hline \text { West } & \$ 160,000 & \$ 200,000 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
A) North.
B) South.
C) East.
D) West.
E) Cannot be determined from the information given.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

From the given data, performance index can be calculated as: Actual Sales/Expected Sales × 100. In this scenario, East would have the highest performance index. East has an expected sales of $140,000 and an actual sales figure of $190,000. Therefore, East's performance index is calculated as $190,000/140,000 × 100 = 135. The other performances indexes are below 135.

Consider the Performance Data About the Four Sales Regions Shown