For each fiscal year in a 10-year period, the graph shows the

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gmat focus 1.png For each fiscal year in a 10-year period, the graph shows the number of employees at a certain corporation on the first day of that fiscal year. The number of employees increased by more than 100 employees from the beginning of one year to the beginning of the next year if and only if the corporation was expected to have, in that next year, a substantial increase in revenue. For example, an increase of over 100 employees at the beginning of Year 12, compared to the beginning of Year 11, would imply that the corporation was expected to have a substantial increase in revenue in Year 12. From each drop-down menu, select the option that creates the most accurate statement based on the information given. Among the years shown in the graph, Year GRAPH_1_PLACEHOLDER was the first year in which the corporation expected to have a substantial increase in revenue over the course of that year, and Year GRAPH_2_PLACEHOLDER was the second such year.

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Bismuth83 · Answer

1. Based on the information, there is the following statement: if Year N has over 100 employees more than Year N-1, then Year N was expected to have a substantial increase in revenue.

2. The question asks us to find the smallest two N for which Year N has over 100 employees more than Year N-1.

3. Year 1 cannot be determined, since there is no information about the previous years. Year 2 has about 200 more employees than Year 1, which means it works.

4. Years 3 to 7 have a little increase but is clearly less than 100. Year 8 has about 250 more employees than Year 7, which means it works.

5. Our answer will be:   D1 - 2 and D2 - 8  .

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