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Alvin (President), Brad (Vice President), Chad (Vice President), Dan (senior analyst), Ellinor (analyst), and Farsad (analyst) work at Goldly & Morgman, a corporate firm that works with consultants. The president supervises the vice president, who in turn supervises the senior analyst, who in turn supervises the analysts. There is one exception, which is that Brad does not supervise anyone. These are the only supervisory relationships involving these 6 employees.

Each proposal it receives from its consultants must be initially reviewed by exactly one employee. Each proposal reviewed by an employee must then be reviewed by that person’s supervisor. No other rules require anyone else to review the proposal. Anyone not required to review a given proposal will not review it.

Select Dan among reviewers for the maximum number of employees that could have reviewed a single proposal if Dan were among the reviewers. Select Alvin among reviewers for the maximum number of employees that could have reviewed a single proposal if Alvin were among the reviewers. Make only two selections, one in each column.
Dan among reviewers: To maximize the number of reviewers, Dan must be at the top of a long review chain. This happens when an analyst initially reviews the proposal, which leads to Dan, then Chad, and finally Alvin. The maximum number of employees that could have reviewed a single proposal with Dan among them is 4 (Ellinor/Farsad, Dan, Chad, Alvin).

Alvin among reviewers: For Alvin to be among the reviewers, a proposal must be reviewed by anyone other than Alvin himself. The maximum number of employees that could have reviewed a single proposal if Alvin were among the reviewers is 4 (Ellinor/Farsad, Dan, Chad, Alvin). This occurs when an analyst initially reviews the proposal. The other options lead to shorter chains (Dan's chain is 3, Chad's/Brad's is 2), so the maximum is 4.
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What got me here was it wasn't clear to me that a document will keep going up the ladder, since it's said that "Anyone not required to review a given proposal will not review it" - and i thought this means a VP will not review an A's approval. Can someone point out what I might have misinterpreted in the question please? I can't see it for myself. Thanks!
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What got me here was it wasn't clear to me that a document will keep going up the ladder, since it's said that "Anyone not required to review a given proposal will not review it" - and i thought this means a VP will not review an A's approval. Can someone point out what I might have misinterpreted in the question please? I can't see it for myself. Thanks!

Very silly of me, but i decided to watch some GMAT Ninja and this exact question came up!

For anyone else who might want an explanation, Tim starts with the question at 16:05

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Kept cross verifying to confirm if my thought process was right or wrong when it was straightforward that either case would be simply 4.
If brad doesnt supervise anybody then its effecitvely not involved or does not disturb the chain in any way.
There are two analysts and one of them will review and the hierarchy moves up to just 1 person only.
Once Brad and one of the analysts are excluded, the answer is simply 4.
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Alvin (President), Brad (Vice President), Chad (Vice President), Dan (senior analyst), Ellinor (analyst), and Farsad (analyst) work at Goldly & Morgman, a corporate firm that works with consultants. The president supervises the vice president, who in turn supervises the senior analyst, who in turn supervises the analysts. There is one exception, which is that Brad does not supervise anyone. These are the only supervisory relationships involving these 6 employees.

Each proposal it receives from its consultants must be initially reviewed by exactly one employee. Each proposal reviewed by an employee must then be reviewed by that person’s supervisor. No other rules require anyone else to review the proposal. Anyone not required to review a given proposal will not review it.

Select Dan among reviewers for the maximum number of employees that could have reviewed a single proposal if Dan were among the reviewers. Select Alvin among reviewers for the maximum number of employees that could have reviewed a single proposal if Alvin were among the reviewers. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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