Answer the question.
-In 2000 a company increased its workforce by 60%. In 2001 it decreased its workforce by 60%. How does the size of its workforce at the end of 2001 compare with the size of the workforce at the
Beginning of 2000?
A)It is unchanged.
B)It is 6% lower.
C)It is 36% higher.
D)It is 36% lower.

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The workforce size at the end of 2001 is 36% lower than at the beginning of 2000. A 60% increase followed by a 60% decrease does not return to the original number because the decrease is from a larger base.

Answer the Question. -In 2000 a Company Increased Its Workforce by 60%. in by 60