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As a result of the restructuring, a total of__________departments will report to the City Manager, and the maximum number of agencies per department will be_________.

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According to the chart and the accompanying text, there are currently 5 departments that report to the City Manager (Finance, Public Works, Police, Fire, Human Resources). As part of the proposed restructuring, 1 of the departments (Human Resources) will be eliminated and 2 of the departments (Police, Fire) will be consolidated into a single department. This would result in a total of 3 departments (Finance, Public Works, the consolidated Police/Fire Department) that will report to the City Manager.

The correct answer is 3.

According to the chart and the accompanying text, there are currently between 2 and 5 agencies in each department, and Public Works is the only department with 5. Public Works will not gain or lose any agencies as part of the restructuring. However, the Police and Fire Departments, which each have 4 agencies, will be consolidated into a single department consisting of 7 agencies, given that 2 of the agencies in the current Fire Department (Prevention, Suppression) will be combined. The Finance Department currently has 4 agencies, and, as part of the restructuring, 2 of the agencies within the Finance Department (Accounting, Collections) will be combined, resulting in a total of 3. The Human Resources Department will be eliminated. Thus, as a result of the restructuring, the maximum number of agencies within a department (consolidated Police/Fire Department) would be 7.

The correct answer is 7.
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Originally posted by GMATCoachBen on 15 Dec 2023, 18:41.
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Re: The chart depicts the organizational structure of the government of [#permalink]
How are people getting this question done in 2.5 mins?
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How are people getting this question done in 2.5 mins?

SPEEDBOATS I understand, this is a tough one and one of the most complex diagrams we'll see, so it's ok if it takes you a bit longer. Keep in mind that the AVERAGE time on IR questions should be around 2.5 mins, but that means we can take longer on the harder ones as long as we are quicker on the easier ones.

The key for speed is to just focus on exactly what it's asking for. We don't actually need all of the details.

I explain a shorter solution in the last 57 seconds of this video here (link goes directly to the clip): https://youtu.be/Muh1O9K8mSg?si=UU4VlF6w74IGZvvz&t=163
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Re: The chart depicts the organizational structure of the government of [#permalink]
­Lovely question, but took me approx. 4 mins to answer it.
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