In which one of the following categories of employees, the percentage change in number of employees in 2020 was <strong>MAXIMUM</strong> as compared to 2019?

Consider the following for the next four (04) items that follow:<br><br>The following Pie-Charts show the percentage of different categories (A, B, C, D, E and F) of employees in a company in the year 2019 and 2020. The total number of employees was 4000 in 2019 and 5000 in 2020.

  1. A. A
  2. B. B
  3. C. C
  4. D. D

Correct Answer: B. B

Explanation

Evaluating the percentage changes \frac{5000 \times P_{2020} - 4000 \times P_{2019}}{4000 \times P_{2019}} \times 100\% for all categories, category B exhibits the maximum relative percentage change in its total number of employees.

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