An accounting firm in Iran has won two new contracts. Each contract needs one accountant to work on it, but the same accountant cannot undertake both. Should the manager be concerned about combinations or permutations of staff that might undertake this work?
A) Combinations
B) Permutations
C) Both are important
D) Neither is important

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The manager should be concerned about permutations because the order in which the accountants are assigned to the contracts matters. Each contract is distinct, so assigning Accountant A to Contract 1 and Accountant B to Contract 2 is different from assigning Accountant B to Contract 1 and Accountant A to Contract 2.

An Accounting Firm in Iran Has Won Two New Contracts