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The number of salespeople assigned to work during a shift is apportioned based on the average number ofcustomers during that shift. Apportion 19 salespeople using Hamilton's method given the informationbelow.ShiftMorning Midday Afternoon EveningAverage number of customers 105450475Salespeople to assign300

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Answer:

The number of salespeople to be assigned to each shift is;

[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Morning }=2 \\ \text{Midday }=4 \\ \text{Afternoon }=6 \\ \text{Evening }=7 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Explanation:

Using Hamilton's method.

let d represent the divisor.

[tex]d=\frac{\text{ total average number of customers for the day}}{\text{number of salespeople to be apportioned}}[/tex]

total average number of customers for the day is the sum of all the average given;

[tex]105+300+450+475=1330[/tex]

The total number of salespeople to be apportioned is given as 19.

the divisor d is;

[tex]\begin{gathered} d=\frac{1330}{19}=70 \\ d=70 \end{gathered}[/tex]

To determine number of salespeople N to assign to each shift, we will divide the average number A of customers in that shift by the divisor d.

for morning;

A=105

[tex]\begin{gathered} N=\frac{A}{d}=\frac{105}{70} \\ N=1.5 \end{gathered}[/tex]

for midday;

A=300

[tex]\begin{gathered} N=\frac{300}{70} \\ N=4.29 \end{gathered}[/tex]

for afternoon;

A=450

[tex]N=\frac{450}{70}=6.43[/tex]

for Evening;

A=475

[tex]\begin{gathered} N=\frac{475}{70} \\ N=6.79 \end{gathered}[/tex]

To get an exact whole number let us round each up to the nearest whole number.

The final answer is;

[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Morning }=2 \\ \text{Midday }=4 \\ \text{Afternoon }=6 \\ \text{Evening }=7 \end{gathered}[/tex]