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The table lists all the employees of the Metro Corporations human
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The table lists all the employees of the Metro Corporation’s human resources department. Each employee's immediate supervisor is identified by the supervisor’s employee ID number displayed in the last column on the right of the table. If one employee, say A, supervises another, say B, then A also supervises every employee supervised by B. Note that the hire date is given in the format month/day/year.
For each of the following, select Yes if it identifies an employee who, within the human resources department, supervises no one and who has at least 5 supervisors within the human resources department above her or him. Otherwise, select No.
| Employee ID | First name | Surname | Hire date | Supervisor's employee ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sally | Lee | 04/12/2002 | 6 |
| 2 | Lauren | Schickler | 03/16/2007 | 10 |
| 3 | Jonathan | Ogura | 08/10/1998 | 1 |
| 4 | Shana | Serpaio | 11/23/2000 | 9 |
| 5 | Michele | Dockett | 05/11/2002 | 11 |
| 6 | Ben | Rivera | 09/15/2003 | 14 |
| 7 | Lee | Patel | 08/07/2010 | 3 |
| 8 | Eli | O'Neill | 06/17/2009 | 11 |
| 9 | Ondrea | Ribah | 03/12/1992 | 1 |
| 10 | Ben | Rubenstein | 12/12/2005 | 6 |
| 11 | Jonica | Diaz | 01/30/2004 | 4 |
For each of the following, select Yes if it identifies an employee who, within the human resources department, supervises no one and who has at least 5 supervisors within the human resources department above her or him. Otherwise, select No.
ID: 100458
| Yes | No | |
| O'Neill | ||
| Patel | ||
| Schickler |
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O'Neill: Yes
Patel: No
Schickler: No
Re: The table lists all the employees of the Metro Corporations human
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13 Oct 2017, 05:46
13 Oct 2017, 05:46
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Got this wrong as well. This is how i think its done:
- O'Neill:
-- First check: supervises no one: 8 (i.e. O'Neill's emp ID) is not present in column 5 -- condition 1 satisfied, now check 2
-- Second check: O'Neill's supervisors (following the supervisor employee IDs mentioned in the last column): 11 >> 4 >> 9 >> 1 >> 6 >> 14 (read as "No.11 supervises O'Neill, 4 supervises 9, 1 supervises 9, and so on) - 14 doesn't count has no.14 is not in HR so 11,4,9,1,6 = 5 supervisors -- check 2 satisfied hence "Yes"
- Patel:
-- First check: Patel's employee ID (i.e. 7) does not feature in column 5 -- cond 1 satisfied, check 2
-- Second check: same as before naming supervisor employee IDs for patel: 3 >> 1 >> 6 >> 14 therefore 4 supervisors -- cond. 2 not satisfied hence "No"
- Schickler:
-- First check: schickler's employee ID does not feature in column 5 -- cond 1 satisfied, check 2
-- Second check: same as before naming supervisor employee IDs for schickler: 10 >> 6 >> 14 therefor 2 supervisors -- cond. 2 no satisfied hence "No"
Surprisingly we dont need to use the hire data here. Any other thoughts?
- O'Neill:
-- First check: supervises no one: 8 (i.e. O'Neill's emp ID) is not present in column 5 -- condition 1 satisfied, now check 2
-- Second check: O'Neill's supervisors (following the supervisor employee IDs mentioned in the last column): 11 >> 4 >> 9 >> 1 >> 6 >> 14 (read as "No.11 supervises O'Neill, 4 supervises 9, 1 supervises 9, and so on) - 14 doesn't count has no.14 is not in HR so 11,4,9,1,6 = 5 supervisors -- check 2 satisfied hence "Yes"
- Patel:
-- First check: Patel's employee ID (i.e. 7) does not feature in column 5 -- cond 1 satisfied, check 2
-- Second check: same as before naming supervisor employee IDs for patel: 3 >> 1 >> 6 >> 14 therefore 4 supervisors -- cond. 2 not satisfied hence "No"
- Schickler:
-- First check: schickler's employee ID does not feature in column 5 -- cond 1 satisfied, check 2
-- Second check: same as before naming supervisor employee IDs for schickler: 10 >> 6 >> 14 therefor 2 supervisors -- cond. 2 no satisfied hence "No"
Surprisingly we dont need to use the hire data here. Any other thoughts?
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Re: The table lists all the employees of the Metro Corporations human
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19 Jan 2017, 21:35
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Schikler's supervisor is 10
10's supervisor is 6
6's supervisor is 14
That's it. Schikler has only 3 supervisors. So, NO.
10's supervisor is 6
6's supervisor is 14
That's it. Schikler has only 3 supervisors. So, NO.
