Question

a small but successful company in the computer subsector has begun a review of its staff. it plans to reorganize and possibly do some additional hiring. the company currently has about 200 employees, with a professional staff that accounts for about 10 percent of the workforce. about how many additional professional positions should it create to be consistent with other companies in the same subsector? 20 another positions no additional positions 10 another positions 30 another positions

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate current professional staff number

The company has 200 employees, and professional staff is 10% of the workforce. So the current number of professional staff is \(200\times10\%=200\times0.1 = 20\)

Step2: Assume standard professional - staff proportion (common sense in business, assume 20% for computer - sector companies as a reference, this is a simplification for calculation. In real - world, market research is needed)

If we assume a more appropriate proportion (say 20% for the computer sector, which is a common - sense assumption for this type of problem, as computer - related companies often have a higher proportion of professional staff like engineers, programmers etc.). The number of professional staff should be \(200\times20\%=200\times0.2=40\)

Step3: Calculate the additional number

The additional number of professional positions is \(40 - 20=20\)

Answer:

20 another positions