Question

Percentage
Alayah will hire an additional person for her team if more than half of her
clients have business tax returns. This graph represents the percentage of
her clients who have business tax returns each year. Based on this data,
should Alayah hire someone in 2024?
A)
B)
C)
Yes, because Alayah has a difficult time keeping up with her clients.
Yes, because it is likely that more than 50% of Alayah's clients will have
business tax returns.
No, because it is unlikely that more than 50% of Alayah's clients will
have business tax returns.
No, because even if more than half of her clients have business tax
D) returns, Alayah can do the work herself.
Company Clients
48.62
48.60
48.58
48.56
48.54
48.52
48.50
48.48
48.46
48.44
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year

Answer 1

C) No, because it is unlikely that more than 50% of Alayah's clients will have business tax returns.

All the yearly percentages on the graph are below 50% (about 48.6% down to 48.4%) and show no indication they will exceed 50% in 2024, so she should not hire.