Analyze the following information and answer the questions that follow:
Eight individuals hold different ranks, namely, Executive Director (ED), Senior Vice President (SVP), Vice President (VP), Senior Manager, Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Senior Executive, and Junior Executive in a corporation. The seniority order is in the same sequence as listed, where ED is the most senior position and Junior Executive is the most junior position.
Davis is junior to Senior Manager but senior to Senior Executive. Adams is senior to Davis, and there are two designations between them. Adams is not the Senior Vice President. Harris is junior to Davis. There are three designations between Harris and Baker. There are as many designations between Baker and Clark as between Baker and Green. Green is junior to Davis. Foster is junior to Evans.
Which of the following combinations is correct?Correct Answer :
Senior Executive - Green
Solution :
The correct option is Senior Executive - Green.
Step 1: Understand the designation hierarchy
The 8 ranks in decreasing order of seniority (from 1 to 8) are:
1. Executive Director (ED)
2. Senior Vice President (SVP)
3. Vice President (VP)
4. Senior Manager
5. Manager
6. Assistant Manager (AM)
7. Senior Executive
8. Junior Executive
Step 2: Determine the position of Davis and Adams
• Davis is junior to Senior Manager (ranks 5 to 8) but senior to Senior Executive (ranks 1 to 6). Therefore, Davis can be either Manager (Rank 5) or Assistant Manager (Rank 6).
• Adams is senior to Davis with exactly two designations between them.
Case 1: If Davis is Assistant Manager (Rank 6), then Adams must be Vice President (Rank 3).
Case 2: If Davis is Manager (Rank 5), then Adams must be Senior Vice President (Rank 2). However, the problem explicitly states that "Adams is not the Senior Vice President."
Thus, Case 2 is eliminated. Davis is Manager (Rank 5) is invalid. Davis must be Assistant Manager (Rank 6), and Adams is Vice President (Rank 3).
Step 3: Determine the remaining positions
• Davis is at Rank 6 (Assistant Manager).
• Harris is junior to Davis, so Harris can be at Rank 7 or Rank 8.
• There are three designations between Harris and Baker:
If Harris is at Rank 8 (Junior Executive), then Baker must be at Rank 4 (Senior Manager).
If Harris is at Rank 7 (Senior Executive), then Baker must be at Rank 3 (VP), but Adams is already at Rank 3. So Harris must be at Rank 8 (Junior Executive) and Baker is at Rank 4 (Senior Manager).
• "Green is junior to Davis" and "There are as many designations between Baker and Clark as between Baker and Green":
Since Green is junior to Davis (Rank 6), Green must be at Rank 7 (Senior Executive), as Rank 8 is occupied by Harris.
Between Baker (Rank 4) and Green (Rank 7), there are 2 designations (Ranks 5 and 6). Therefore, there must also be 2 designations between Baker (Rank 4) and Clark, which places Clark at Rank 1 (Executive Director).
• Foster is junior to Evans: The remaining empty ranks are Rank 2 (SVP) and Rank 5 (Manager). Thus, Evans is Senior Vice President (Rank 2) and Foster is Manager (Rank 5).
Final Arrangement:
1. Executive Director (ED) - Clark
2. Senior Vice President (SVP) - Evans
3. Vice President (VP) - Adams
4. Senior Manager - Baker
5. Manager - Foster
6. Assistant Manager (AM) - Davis
7. Senior Executive - Green
8. Junior Executive - Harris
Checking the given combinations:
• Executive Director - Adams (Incorrect, ED is Clark)
• Manager - Davis (Incorrect, Manager is Foster)
• Assistant Manager - Evans (Incorrect, AM is Davis)
• Senior Executive - Green (Correct)
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